About the tragedy in the Katyn forest in Smolensk Region in 1940 resulted in death of 11,000 Polish soldiers and officers.
The candle burns - CU.
The cross on the grave of Polish soldiers - MS., Shot through the fire
Newsreel 1943:
Drum - CU.
Polish officers - MS.
Drum - CU.
Laying wreaths - MS., PNRM.
Cross with a wreath - MS., PNRM.
Cross with a wreath - CU.
Spade - MS.
Exhumation - LS., PNRM.
Ditch with the dead - MS., PNRM. to the committee members
Committee member - CU.
Exhumation - LS., PNRM.
Soldiers carry the corpse - MS.
Burdenko - CU.
Hands examine the corpse - CU.
Pathologist - CU.
Pathologist performs an autopsy - MS.
Burdenko looks - CU.
Says the nurse - CU.
Writing hand - CU.
Says A. Wajda (simultaneously in Polish) - CU.
Newsreel 1943:
Priest - MS.
Are soldiers - MS.
Priest - CU.
Wreath on the cross - MS.
Are soldiers with banners - MS., LS.
Flowers - MS., PNRM. the cross
Newsreel 1943:
Members of the commission examining the corpses - LS., MS.
Exhumation - LS.
Flips notepad - CU.
Priest - CU.
Sitting members of the commission - MS.
A.Tolstoy - MS.
Said Burdenko - MS.
Committee member - CU.
Dear member of the committee - CU., PNRM. at Burdenko
II Titkov (former head of the driver of the Smolensk NKVD) - CU.
Forest - MS.
The forest is I. Titkov - MS.
Open the gate - MS.
Gate - MS., PNRM.
Fence - MS., PNRM. the castles
I.Titkov says (synchronously) - MS.
Pit in the forest - MS., PNRM.
Titkov says (synchronously) - MS.
Newsreel 1943:
Examination of the skull - CU., MS.
Believe the skull - MS.
I.Titkov says (synchronously) - MS.
Newsreel 1943:
Commission looks dead - MS., PNRM., LS.
Burdenko shows skull - MS., PNRM. on corpses
The forest is Titkov and crew - LS.
Treetops - MS., PNRM. on the fence
Newsreel 1941:
Germans go - MS.
German tank outside Smolensk - CU., LS.
Germans in Smolensk - MS., LS.
Shoots German - MS.
Smolensk street shooting Germans - MS.
Germans in the street burning of Smolensk - MS.
House is on fire - MS., CU.
Katyn Forest fence - LS., Removed from the passage
Article in the newspaper - CU., Hitting
Photo: Ribbentrop Molotov - MS., Departure
PNRM. Says A. Wajda (simultaneously in Polish) - MS.
Map in the newspaper - MS.
Newsreel 1943:
Katyn forest - MS., PNRM.
Pull up machine - MS.
Exhumation - MS.
Ditch with the dead - MS., PNRM.
Members of the commission are viewing the bodies - MS., PNRM.
Corpses - MS.
Examination of the corpse - MS.
Map - CU.
Corpses - CU.
Flowers - CU., PNRM. the cross