Kraje skandynawskie wobec sprawy katyńskiej — zarys problematyki

• Authors: Paweł Jaworski

Title variants

EN

SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES IN THE FACE OF THE KATYN MASSACRE — OUTLINE OF ISSUES

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The message about Katyn graves announced by Germans in April 1943 became a beginning of the great political and propaganda battle. The struggle for convincing the public opinion to the own vision of the murder on Polish officers actually took in all countries which competent services reached of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Poles conscious of it which the most cared about the truth, were both for you being an expatriate then and remaining for you under the German occupation. Scandinavian countries were in a circle of states subjected to a publicity campaign of Berlin, for which it was a purpose as biggest publicizing the Katyn case. They belonged to them both occupied Denmark and Norway, as well as allied Finland. Special whereas Goebbels devoted the attention to neutral Sweden. The article is analyzing attitudes political changes and propaganda in Scandinavian countries towards the Katyn massacre.

Keywords

EN

KATYN MASSACRE; MURDER ON POLISH OFFICERS; NAZI GERMANY; SOVIET UNION; DENMARK; NORWAY; FINLAND; SWEDEN

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Epigram
• Journal: Sensus Historiae. Studia interdyscyplinarne
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 1(10)
• Pages: 165-176

Contributors

author

Paweł Jaworski