PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoMass 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 1943NSFWlemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down14
arrow-up190arrow-down1imageMass 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 1943NSFWlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·21 days agoEven war crimes against Nazi war criminals ultimately rob the hangman of his rightful due. Think of the hangman!
minus-squareFuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoOh 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/
Even war crimes against Nazi war criminals ultimately rob the hangman of his rightful due. Think of the hangman!
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/