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
Niżniów
Tłumacz pov., Stanisławów voiv.
contemporary
Nyzhniv
Tlumach rai., Stanislaviv/Ivano-Frankivsk obl., Ukraine
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
92
max.:
151
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
03263
date:
1943.09
site
description
general info
Niżniów
In July 1943, the Dniester threw away numerous massacred bodies of Poles, and bloody attacks began in the vicinity of Niżniów. „At first, these were sporadic incidents aimed at exterminating Polish priests and intelligentsia, in September these murders took on the character of a sadistic, monstrous game: the victims were kidnapped alive, taken to the forest for torture, or they were tormented at home before they were killed. The Sabat family was beaten on the heads with butts for two hours, then they were dragged tied to a rope, and finally” was shot (Sister Marceli's notes).
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – September 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: Szymczak (Gawlewicz) Romana, „Monastery in Niżniów”; in: „Tłumacz Notebook”, in: No. 1 (41) — web page: www.studiowschod.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]
source: Szymczak (Gawlewicz) Romana, „Monastery in Niżniów”; in: „Tłumacz Notebook”, in: No. 1 (41) — web page: www.studiowschod.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
many (including 1 family)
min. 4
max. 13
ref. no:
03776
date:
1943.11
site
description
general info
Niżniów
The Banderites kidnapped and murdered 7 Poles.
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
number of
textually:
7
min. 7
max. 7
ref. no:
08607
date:
1944.12.06
site
description
general info
Niżniów
Shortly after the NKVD unit had left the town for a few days, the UPA attacked and murdered 40 Poles, including entire families; in addition, in the hamlet of Kopyłów, they murdered 8 Poles, including 2 nuns in the convent (Sr. Teresa and Sr. Celina); at least 48 Poles in total.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – December 1944 and "in 1944"”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
Others say that 58 Poles died in Kopyłów alone.
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:
48 – 98
min. 48
max. 98
ref. no:
09327
date:
1945.01
site
description
general info
Niżniów
The Ukrainians murdered over 30 Poles and entire families.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – January 1945”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
30
min. 30
max. 30
ref. no:
09506
date:
1945.03.07
site
description
general info
Niżniów
The Ukrainians murdered three nuns: Sr. Franciszka Kosiorowska and Sr. Leokadia – Józefitka, which they poured gasoline and set on fire – the nuns burned as living torches and shot Sr. Anna Teresa Skałecka.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – March 1945”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: web page: www.niepokalanki.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
3
min. 3
max. 3
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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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