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‘A crime aimed at the Polish nation’: President mourns victims of WWII Katyn Massacre

Alex Webber
 13.04.2026, 14:49
The WWII massacre became the bedrock on which the Polish communist state was built. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The WWII massacre became the bedrock on which the Polish communist state was built. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Around 22,000 Polish officers and intelligentsia were killed, depriving Poland of its future leaders and middle class.