Wajda was born in Suwałki , Poland , the son of Aniela ( née Białowąs ) , a school teacher , and Jakub Wajda , an army officer . Wajda 's father was murdered by the Soviets in 1940 in what came to be known as the Katyn massacre . In 1942 , he joined the Polish resistance and served in the Home Army . After the war , he studied to be a painter at Kraków 's Academy of Fine Arts before entering the Łódź Film School
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
Andrzej Wajda