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.:
10
max.:
10
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
01404
date:
1943.06
site
description
general info
Mychlin
The Ukrainians murdered about 10 Poles and burned their farms.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – year 1943 June and the first half of the year”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
— „The colony of Marusia, the settlement where they lived could be attacked at any moment. They took refuge in the church in Mychlin. The church was set on fire, the people inside it burned alive. Probably the day before the grandfather was warned by a Ukrainian friend about this fire […]
Fortunately, my grandfather trusted him, he believed him, he did not assume that it might be some kind of trap. I also know that my grandfather tried to convince other Poles to flee this church, to take refuge in the forest, he explained that his Ukrainian friend knew that the church would be set on fire. They did not listen, they thought that it might be a subterfuge, manipulation by the Ukrainians” […]
— „It was the Ukrainian Insurgent Army”
— „I know. My mother used to say a gang or simply Ukrainians. And this gang could be neighbors. They came, one had a pitchfork, the other an ax, a third hammer for churning animals, or an ax. They entered Polish homes, killed small children by throwing them at the wall, tearing larger ones, and murdering adults in various ways. These are scenes like from a medieval carnage. Then Ukrainian women came in, looted the interior, and in the end everything was set on fire. This was the pattern of action in almost all Polish villages in Volhynia”.
source: Rigamonti Magdalena, „I just sensed hostility in Volhynia”, interview with Sylwia Zientek, author of „Marusia colony” book; in: portal: dziennik.pl, in: 8 lipca 2018 — web page: wiadomosci.dziennik.pl [accessible: 2018.07.08]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
c. 10
min. 10
max. 10
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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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