Problems in the "Germans did the Katyn Massacre" Theory (Part 1: Introduction)

The Katyn Massacre was the mass execution of about 22,000 Polish officers and intelligentsia by the Soviet Union in April and May of 1940, during World War 2. The massacre was ordered by the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) on May 5, 1940. 

Mass graves were discovered in the Katyn Forest by the Nazis during their occupation of Smolensk, and the massacres were subsequently dubbed the "Katyn Massacre". However, mass killings also occurred at other prisons such as Kalinin (modern day Tver) and Kharkov. 

A branch of Stalin apologists who call themselves "Katyn revisionists" have claimed that this massacre was not done by the Soviets. They have claimed that this massacre was done by the Germans, and that they lied about it for propaganda purposes. Notable Katyn revisionists include Grover Furr, Yuri Mukhin, and the Stalin Society. The idea that the massacre was committed by the Germans was the official stance of the Soviet government up until 1991. 

Of course, the massacre was done by the Soviets, not the Germans. There are no eyewitness testimonies of the alleged German crime. No German documents or records report on the alleged German crime. And, no German officer at any of the trials confessed to committing the Katyn massacre. There are many other problems in the theory. 

This series will discuss, in detail, the serious problems in the claim that the Germans did the massacre. It will discredit and refute the claim that the Germans did it, and show evidence of Soviet responsibility.