WWII - 1943 ca, Germany: Documentary Investigating Katyn Forest Massacre
German documentary presenting investigatory evidence & shots of Katyn Forest where retreating Russian troops "mass murdered" over 12,000 Polish officers. Shots of Dnieper River & buildings where Russian GPU members ? “celebrated wild orgies with captured women” according to VO. Forest where mass grave discovered by local people. Men digging - exhumation. Graphic shots of mud-caked, partly decomposed corpses in uncovered pits & on stretchers - contorted faces of those buried alive. VO re lies told by Russian authorities about whereabouts of missing Polish officers. CUs soldiers’ wallets removed, family photos examined - valuables missing. HA pan across open mass grave. On site autopsies are performed - bullet holes in back of necks.
17:39:33 Commissions from across Europe inc. Red Cross brought in; VO re confirmation that Polish officers were killed by Russians in Spring 1940. Nazi officers speak to reporters near grave sites. Priest gives last rites.
17:42:29 Field near Vinitza ? where VO says thousands of Russians killed by Soviet forces for having religious icons. Rows of trenches. Officials tour grave site & watch autopsies - Greek Orthodox Bishop present. Relatives identify exhumed bodies. Decomposed body hauled from pit. Pan across religious effects of victims - crucifixes etc. Hands of corpse shown tied behind back. Orthodox ceremony conducted - Bishop Gregory ? gives thanks for liberation from Communists. Women crying. VO re both massacres - translates as “Here you can see the true face of Bolshevism which is nothing but a Jewish conspiracy against European intelligence & culture”. Crosses above sealed grave site.
WW2; Soviet Atrocities; Cover-ups; Nazi Propaganda; Anti-Communism;
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WWII - 1943 ca, Germany: Documentary Investigating Katyn Forest Massacre German documentary presenting investigatory evidence & shots of Katyn Forest where retreating Russian troops "mass murdered" over 12,000 Polish officers. Shots of Dnieper River & buildings where Russian GPU members ? “celebrated wild orgies with captured women” according to VO. Forest where mass grave discovered by local people. Men digging - exhumation. Graphic shots of mud-caked, partly decomposed corpses in uncovered pits & on stretchers - contorted faces of those buried alive. VO re lies told by Russian authorities about whereabouts of missing Polish officers. CUs soldiers’ wallets removed, family photos examined - valuables missing. HA pan across open mass grave. On site autopsies are performed - bullet holes in back of necks. 17:39:33 Commissions from across Europe inc. Red Cross brought in; VO re confirmation that Polish officers were killed by Russians in Spring 1940. Nazi officers speak to reporters near grave sites. Priest gives last rites. 17:42:29 Field near Vinitza ? where VO says thousands of Russians killed by Soviet forces for having religious icons. Rows of trenches. Officials tour grave site & watch autopsies - Greek Orthodox Bishop present. Relatives identify exhumed bodies. Decomposed body hauled from pit. Pan across religious effects of victims - crucifixes etc. Hands of corpse shown tied behind back. Orthodox ceremony conducted - Bishop Gregory ? gives thanks for liberation from Communists. Women crying. VO re both massacres - translates as “Here you can see the true face of Bolshevism which is nothing but a Jewish conspiracy against European intelligence & culture”. Crosses above sealed grave site. WW2; Soviet Atrocities; Cover-ups; Nazi Propaganda; Anti-Communism; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. NOTE: In our experience German Nazi material is considered in the public domain throughout the world. If users feel any further clearances are necessary they are to be their own responsibility.