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Mass grave of some of the 20,000+ imprisoned Polish officers and intellectuals who were executed by the Soviet Union inside of a month in 1940, Katyn Forest, Poland, photo taken in 1943 (lemmy.world)

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[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Oh man, wait until you learn about the guy who hung the Nazis.

John C. Woods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Woods?wprov=sfla1

My favorite detail is how, either through incompetence or malice, John didn't make the hole in the gallows big enough. As a result each Nazi that made the plunge smashed his face on the way down.

Warms my heart.

And of course a link to my favorite podcast I am duty bound to shill for. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/the-bastard-who-executed-the-55213274/