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pecosbob

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10. When the Soviet Union fell the Russians finally admitted to the Katyn Woods massacre
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 05:48 PM
Mar 2021

The Soviets invaded the eastern half of Poland when the Germans invaded from the West in 1939. The NKVD murdered ANYONE they considered a potential threat both then and when they returned in 1944 on their way to crush Germany.

A good example is the Polish Home Army and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Soviet Army was prepared to move into the city and could have aided the groups vainly struggling to battle the Germans but they did not and so the uprising was crushed. The Soviets shortly after rolled through on their way to the Elbe.

The Nazis killed people for their ethnicity. The Soviets killed people for their thoughts.

We kill people for oil and KFC.

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That's only the tip of the iceberg. Stalin was equal to Hitler in murdering demosincebirth Mar 2021 #1
IMO Stalin far surpassed Hitler on the murder scale gladium et scutum Mar 2021 #3
He murdered a whole class of Russians. nt leftyladyfrommo Mar 2021 #6
correct, Stalin killed 100's of millions for decades. WarGamer Mar 2021 #15
Stalin is said to be responsible for the deaths of over 20 million people. Blue_true Mar 2021 #17
What on earth was the motivation for this? MaryMagdaline Mar 2021 #2
Stalin gladium et scutum Mar 2021 #4
Stalin wanted a pro-communist government Dem4Life1102 Mar 2021 #5
He trampled on the religious. demosincebirth Mar 2021 #7
Any potential opposition, resistance or non-orthodoxy was ruthlessly eliminated. pecosbob Mar 2021 #8
Stalin wasn't just about being anti Nazi. JI7 Mar 2021 #9
When the Soviet Union fell the Russians finally admitted to the Katyn Woods massacre pecosbob Mar 2021 #10
Almost probably after they gang raped them obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #11
I was thinking the same XanaDUer2 Mar 2021 #12
The Soviet military used rape as a systemic weapon against women obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #14
gruesome stories out of Berlin... WarGamer Mar 2021 #16
Why do you think the Berlin Wall went up. Blue_true Mar 2021 #18
That's what I was thinking too. 😪 nt Raine Mar 2021 #22
Just horrifying. smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #13
The actions of Russia (Stalin) in WWII have been washed in history books. Blue_true Mar 2021 #19
Stolsinichen's "The Gulag Archipelago" denbot Mar 2021 #20
KnR Hekate Mar 2021 #21
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