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
Myszakówka
Kostopol pov., Volhynian voiv.
contemporary
Berezne rai., Rivne obl., Ukraine
general info
locality non—existent
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
17
max.:
17
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
04392
date:
1943
site
description
general info
Myszakówka
The Ukrainians murdered 2 Poles: Tadeusz Michniewicz, 24, and Kazimierz Leszczyński, 28.
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:
2
min. 2
max. 2
ref. no:
00103
date:
1943.02.23
site
description
general info
Myszakówka
About 15 Poles died in the Ukrainian–German pacification.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – February 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
The village of Myszakowa (also mentioned as Myszakówka) was founded in the 18th century and was one of the largest Polish settlements in Zasluch region, after Huta Stara. In 1939 […] village had over 100 homesteads. The colonies of Berezówka and Spalony Młynek were also part of the community. There was a primary school in the village […] . There was also a dairy, several shops, a mill and an oil mill. Youth organizations operated in the village: shooting, Catholic, scout, and the Circle of Rural Housewives and others, which were greatly helped by the nearby posts of the Border Protection Corps KOP.
The parish in Myszakowa was established in 1924. The wooden church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel was built with contributions from parishioners in 1925. In 1938, the parish had over 1,500 faithful; It included the following villages: Myszakowa, Astrachanka, Berezówka, Bielczaki, Bielczakowska Kolonia, Głuszków, Huta Korecka, Kaczan, Kałyczewo, Kospy, Nakazów and Spalony Młynek.
source: „Bloody Sunday - We Remember!”, document #2; in: portal: Facebook — web page: www.facebook.com [accessible: 2022.02.17]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
c. 15
min. 15
max. 15
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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.
- English contemporary name of the site — in accordance with naming conventions used in Google Maps.
- Contemporary regional info about the site — if in Ukraine than in accordance to administrative structure of Ukraine valid till 2020.
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