Trüki | Artikli juurdeThere are a few things in this article that trouble me.
As far as I am aware Katyn was only one of several execution sites of about 15000 Polish officers. The name "Katyn" has become synomomous with this massacare.
In other words, not all the officers were killed at Katyn.
Also, my understanding was that the chief executioner at Katyn used .25 caliber German ammo in Walther pistols. The Russian pistols tended to overheat. It was Gorbachev in Moscow, not Warsaw that finally released documents that fessed up to the fact that the NKVD had done this deed on Stalin's orders. I am not sure about how the NKVD shared info with the "Nazi SS" whatever that may be, If this is indeed what LL means then it kind of makes the 20 SS Divsion (otherwise known as the Estonia Legion) look bad because of association with these "Nazi SS" people that were educated by the NKVD.
Laas are you sure the facts you have presented are what you intended? Your point is well-taken, Peeter.
From my reading, it's 5000 Polish officers that were murdered specifically at Katyn, not 15,000.
Accuracy is important, here, because those who wish to deny or trivialise the atrocity will jump on a specific inaccuracy to undermine the truth of the broader message.