Katyn massacre

Soviet mass murder of ca. 22,000 Poles in several parts of European Russia, including in the Katyn forest, which became a pars pro toto name for the whole massacre
Event massacre Q134301
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Katyn massacre

Summary

Katyn massacre is a massacre[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,546 views/month, #7 of 795).[2]

Key Facts

  • Katyn massacre is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • Katyn massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[4].
  • Katyn massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murder[5].
  • Katyn massacre's instance of is recorded as mass killings under communist regimes[6].
  • Katyn massacre's instance of is recorded as war crime[7].
  • The location of Katyn massacre was Katyn[8].
  • Katyn massacre took place at Tver[9].
  • Katyn massacre took place at Kharkiv[10].
  • Katyn massacre is part of Soviet invasion of Poland[11].
  • Katyn massacre is part of Soviet repressions of Polish citizens[12].
  • Katyn massacre's Commons category is recorded as Katyn Massacre[13].
  • Katyn massacre's target is recorded as Polish Land Forces[14].
  • Katyn massacre's target is recorded as Polish Border Guard[15].
  • Katyn massacre's target is recorded as Poles[16].
  • Katyn massacre's target is recorded as Policja[17].
  • Katyn massacre began on April 1940[18].
  • Katyn massacre ended on May 1940[19].
  • Katyn massacre took place on 1940[20].
  • Katyn massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.773333, 'lon': 31.788889}[21].
  • Katyn massacre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Katyn massacre[22].
  • Katyn massacre caused {'amount': '+0'} injuries[23].
  • Katyn massacre's different from is recorded as Katyń[24].
  • Katyn massacre's different from is recorded as Khatyn massacre[25].
  • Katyn massacre dates from the World War II[26].
  • Katyn massacre's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+50'}[27].

Body

When and Where

Katyn massacre took place on 1940[20]. It began on April 1940[18]. It ended on May 1940[19]. Recorded location include Katyn[8], Tver[9], and Kharkiv[10]. It is in the country of Soviet Union[3].

Context

Part of include Soviet invasion of Poland[11], an invasion[28] and Soviet repressions of Polish citizens[12], an aspect of history[29], in Soviet Union[30]. Recorded instance of include massacre[4], mass murder[5], mass killings under communist regimes[6], and war crime[7].

Outcome and Impact

Katyn massacre caused {'amount': '+0'} injuries[23].

Why It Matters

Katyn massacre ranks in the top 0.88% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,546 views/month, #7 of 795).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of perpetrators {'amount': '+50'}
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    Victim(s) Leon Billewicz, Bronisław Bohatyrewicz, Xawery Czernicki +13
    Instance of massacre, mass murder, mass killings under communist regimes +1
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