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
Site
II Republic of Poland
Kopytów
Biała Podlaska pov., Lublin voiv.
contemporary
Biała Podlaska cou., Lublin voiv., Poland
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
3
max.:
3
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
11005
date:
1946.05.10
site
description
general info
Kopytów
In the Kopytów colony, poviat Biała Podlaska, the UPA killed Antoni Sobiech, a farmer from Kolonia Kopytów, who was politically active. He was killed in an attack on his home, possibly suspected of collaborating with the authorities.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – May 1946 and Spring of 1946”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.06.10]
source: Kolasa Agnieszka, „OUN-UPA activities in the Białystok Podlasie region”; in: „Radzyń Humanist Yearbook”, in: 7, 2009
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
ref. no:
11011
date:
1946.05.11
site
description
general info
Kopytów
In the Kopytów colony, poviat Biała Podlaska, on May 11, 1946, the UPA robbed the village. One farmer defending his property was killed, and many others were beaten.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – May 1946 and Spring of 1946”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.06.10]
source: Kolasa Agnieszka, „OUN-UPA activities in the Białystok Podlasie region”; in: „Radzyń Humanist Yearbook”, in: 7, 2009
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
ref. no:
11571
date:
1947.04.05
(Holy Saturday)
site
description
general info
Kopytów
The UPA murdered Henryk Kulik.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – year 1947”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2022.03.02]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
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EXPLANATIONs
- Lack of info about the perpetrators in the description of a given event (Incident) indicates that the blame should be attributed to the perpetrators listed in general info section.
- The name of the site used during II Republic of Poland times indicates an official name used in 1939.
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