Roman Catholic parish
St Sigismund
05-507 Słomczyn
85 Wiślana Str.
Konstancin deanery
Warsaw archdiocese
Poland
GENOCIDE perpetrated by UKRAINIANS on POLES
Data for 1943–1947
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
16
max.:
21
events (incidents)
ref. no:
08868
date:
1943–1944
site
description
general info
Klewań
The UPA murdered a 42‑year‑old Pole.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – December 1944 and "in 1944"”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
ref. no:
04290
date:
1943
site
description
general info
Klewań
The UPA members murdered three Polish boys, aged 10–12, grazing cattle on the outskirts of the town.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – December 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
3
min. 3
max. 3
ref. no:
00385
date:
1943.03
site
description
general info
Klewań
Forester Adam Stencel was kidnapped with three daughters and two son–in–law (one of them is forester Zdzisław Nowaliński) to the forest by the UPA and all of them were brutally murdered there.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – March 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: Orłowski Edward, „Foresters who died during the war and persecution in 1938-1949 in Eastern Lesser Poland and the post-war Rzeszów region”; in: Regional Directorate of State Forests in Krosno — web page: www.krosno.lasy.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.01.29]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
6
min. 6
max. 6
ref. no:
00967
date:
1943.05
site
description
general info
Klewań
The Ukrainians on German service shot 18‑year‑old Stefan Podlewski, who had been arrested in the village of Susk.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – May 1943, Spring 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
ref. no:
00968
date:
1943.05
site
description
general info
Klewań
The UPA together with Ukrainian policemen from Kleanów were ambushed on the evacuation column of Poles, protected by the platoon Schutzmannschaftsbatailln 202, composed of Poles – 5 Poles were killed in the fight.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – May 1943, Spring 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
5
min. 5
max. 5
ref. no:
03099
date:
1943.06–1943.09
(summer)
site
description
general info
My aunt lived in Klewan, while escaping to Rivne, they were attacked by a Ukrainian gang and murdered. Five people who were riding the wagon died then, only the younger ones who went on foot survived.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „The 75th anniversary of the genocide – August and the summer of 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: Giszczak Petronela nee Raczyńska, „Memories from Volhynia - Witosówka and its surroundings”; in: portal: Volhynia pages — web page: free.of.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
5
min. 5
max. 5
ref. no:
02807
date:
1943.08
site
description
general info
Klewań
[The Ukrainians] murdered an unspecified number of Poles, one group defended themselves in the church.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „The 75th anniversary of the genocide – August and the summer of 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
unknown
ref. no:
03931
date:
1943.09–1943.12
(autumn)
site
description
general info
Klewań
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In Volhynia, there were 9 partisan units of the Home Army:
1. Division „Suns” (then „Blood Moon”). – had 107 partisans, he was in Przebraż. On November 6, 1943, the commander of Sec. Jan Rerutko „Drzazga” was murdered by Soviet partisans. On November 10, Lt. Sigismud Kulczycki „Olgierd” became the commander, the unit increased to 170 partisans and moved to Pańska Dolina.
2. Branch „Jastrząb” – consisted of about 150 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Zasmyki – Kupiczów.
3rd Unit „Sokol” – consisted of about 120 partisans and operated together with „Jastrzębie”.
4. Unit „Cord” – consisted of about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Rymacze – Jagodzin.
5. Detachment of „Peter” – had about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Spaszczyzna – Bielin.
6. Unit „Bomba”, „Wujek” – had about 500 partisans and operated in the village of Stara Huta.
7. Unit „Gzyms” – consisted of about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Stójło – Witoldówka.
8. „Strzemien” unit – had about 100 partisans and was active in the village of Rudnia Lwa, at the end of 1943 it merged with „Bomba” unit.
9. „Ryszard”'s unit – consisted of about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Lubomirka – Klewan.
The troops totaled about 1,200 partisans, Polish self–defense in Volhynia had about 3,600 poorly armed people. UPA units numbered over 30,000 armed shooters.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of genocide – November and fall of 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
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