The Ukrainian National Self–Defense unit captured the „Krakusy” unit and murdered 30 Poles after being tortured.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

On April 5, 1944, Nieścior Jan, a Home Army soldier, died in the fight against the UPA near Posadow.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: prof. dr hab. Jankiewicz Leszek S., „Supplement to the list of losses of the Polish population provided by Stanisław Jastrzębski for the Lubelskie Voivodeship (2004)”; in: Listowski Witold (ed.), „OUN-UPA genocide in the South-Eastern Borderlands”, in: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2016, vol. 8

Easter Sunday – the Uprisers robbed Polish farms and murdered 21 Poles and 2 Russians. „This time they attacked Wiszniów, Franusin, Posad. Our platoon was used to counter the attack on Franusin. It was terrifying and disgusting to see the village after the UPA attack. The bodies of murdered Poles, men, women, old people and children were lying in the apartments, in the yards and cowsheds, and even in barns. They were killed with shotguns, but also pitchforks and hoes to inflict greater suffering. In one of the barns we found the body of a man whose hands had been cut off in a forage harvester and then shot to the back of the head. There is a lot of blood and bloody clothes everywhere, because the attack took place in the morning, when the villagers were still asleep. Only a dozen or so people from the entire village survived, who prepared appropriate hiding places in advance. Fortunately, the buildings were not set on fire, because those hidden in various hiding places would have died in flames. The UPA unit, seeing the approaching line, left the village in a hurry towards Poturzyn. We did not make combat contact with them, as we were separated by too much distance”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Sochan Edward, „Memoirs of a soldier of the Home Army and BCH, a member of a self-defense garrison in the village of Grabowica”, fragment; in: portal: salon24.pl — web page: www.salon24.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

Myrosław Onyszkewycz „Orest Karat” gave the order: „I order you to purge your area immediately from the Polish element and Ukrainian–Bolshevik agents. The purge should be carried out in riverside hostels sparsely populated by Poles. To this end, create a militia near the area, composed of our members, whose task would be to eliminate the above–mentioned. Our larger hostels will be cleared of this element by our military units even in broad daylight  […] The clearing of the area must be completed before our Easter so that we can celebrate it without Poles. Remember that when the Bolsheviks find us with Poles in our territory, they will slaughter us all  […] Make a hard, ruthless fight with them. Not to spare anyone, even in mixed marriages. To take Lachs out of their houses, but The Ukrainians and children in these houses should not be liquidated  […] Get the gun. Death to the Poles. Stop, April 6, 1944. Glory to the heroes! Orest, Karat” This order is in the files of the investigation against Myroslav Onyshhevych.

source: Miszko Przemysław, Matkowski Krzysztof, „Crimes of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Eastern Lesser Poland in 1939—1945 against persons of Polish nationality - in the light of investigations by OKŚZPNP in Wrocław”; in: „Crimes of the past, studies and materials of IPN prosecutors”, in: Warszawa 2008, vol. 2 — web page: ipn.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Easter Sunday – 40 Home Army AK partisans were killed in the fighting against the UPA and over 100 were wounded.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: prof. Sowa Andrzej Leon, „Polish-Ukrainian relations 1939-1947”; in: Society of History Supporters, in: Krakow 1998, p. 259

On April 9, 44, in the fight against the UPA near the village of Posadów, Skurek Michał, 26, a soldier of the Home Army, alias „Kalinowski”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: prof. dr hab. Jankiewicz Leszek S., „Supplement to the list of losses of the Polish population provided by Stanisław Jastrzębski for the Lubelskie Voivodeship (2004)”; in: Listowski Witold (ed.), „OUN-UPA genocide in the South-Eastern Borderlands”, in: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2016, vol. 8

Myrosław Onyszkewycz „Orest Karat” gave the order: „I order you to purge your area immediately from the Polish element and Ukrainian–Bolshevik agents. The purge should be carried out in riverside hostels sparsely populated by Poles. To this end, create a militia near the area, composed of our members, whose task would be to eliminate the above–mentioned. Our larger hostels will be cleared of this element by our military units even in broad daylight  […] The clearing of the area must be completed before our Easter so that we can celebrate it without Poles. Remember that when the Bolsheviks find us with Poles in our territory, they will slaughter us all  […] Make a hard, ruthless fight with them. Not to spare anyone, even in mixed marriages. To take Lachs out of their houses, but The Ukrainians and children in these houses should not be liquidated  […] Get the gun. Death to the Poles. Stop, April 6, 1944. Glory to the heroes! Orest, Karat” This order is in the files of the investigation against Myroslav Onyshhevych.

source: Miszko Przemysław, Matkowski Krzysztof, „Crimes of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Eastern Lesser Poland in 1939—1945 against persons of Polish nationality - in the light of investigations by OKŚZPNP in Wrocław”; in: „Crimes of the past, studies and materials of IPN prosecutors”, in: Warszawa 2008, vol. 2 — web page: ipn.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

In the villages of: Dąbrowa, Posadów, Rzeczyca, Rzepin, Ulhówek, county Tomaszów Lubelski, 71 partisans of the Home Army died in the fights with the UPA and about 100 were wounded. „at the end of May 1944, the intelligence of the Tomaszów Home Army AK region informed about the decisive attack on the eastern line of Polish troops in the Tyszowce–Łaszczów–Jarczów section, prepared by the UPA. In view of the approaching eastern front, it was the last opportunity for the Ukrainians to mass liquidate the Polish population. In that region, the UPA command had two knights from the Bohun. There were also readies of Mirosław Onyszkiewicz, «Orest», consisting of four sotnyas («Bradziahi», «Hałajda», «Jastrunna» and «Korsak»), kurin «Chernyk» consisting of three sotnyas («Karpy», «Bahrianyja» and «Wowki»), sotnyas «Jahoda» and «Zaliźniak» On June 1, in the afternoon, Polish troops started to take their starting positions for the attack. What were the findings? as we read in the book «Partisan Country» by Jerzy Markiewicz, Polish troops were to develop an attack from the side of Huczwa over an area of approx. 50 km – from Tyszowce to Jarczów. The main attack was to be aimed at Ulhówek. There were large and well–equipped enemy forces, as well as the staff of the Ukrainian grouping. The capture of Ulhówek would be tantamount to breaking the position of the Banderites, which made it possible to break up many UPA units and throw them away to the east. The battle took place on June 2. The heaviest fights took place in the area of Ulhówek, Rzeczyca and Posadowo. The UPA had a decisive advantage, in addition, the Ukrainians were helped by the Germans, bombarding Polish troops along the lines of ongoing fighting. On the Polish side, 71 soldiers died and around 100 were wounded. and although the Polish partisans did not manage to break through the lines occupied by the UPA kurena and throw the enemy troops to the east, the attack on Ulhówek, Rzeczyca and Posad paralyzed the offensive preparations of the Ukrainians. Until the end of the occupation, UPA kurenas did not undertake any long–range offensive actions or operations. This bloody battle prevented the UPA from breaking into the Zamość region”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – June 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: „70. anniversary of Posadów, Rzeczyca, Podlodowo, Ulhówek battles” — web page: kultura.laszczow.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The German air force bombed the field hospitals in the Bukowiec forest, Pawłówka, Kolonia Muratyn and the Paszkiewicz farm. The all–day bloody battle ended around 4 pm. During its duration, the villages of Posadów, Szlatyn, Łubcze, Żerniki, Rzeczyca, Podlodów and part of Ulhówek were burnt down, and the village of Zimno was burnt during the retreat. In the evening hours, all groups began to retreat, retreating to the line of the Huczwa River.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – June 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

1–34. May 18, 1945. 34 people from these villages sowed the fields and were attacked and murdered by a unit of 50 Ukrainian nationalists. Bestial torture was used. According to other data, there were 60 people sowing.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – May 1945”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: prof. dr hab. Jankiewicz Leszek S., „Supplement to the list of losses of the Polish population provided by Stanisław Jastrzębski for the Lubelskie Voivodeship (2004)”; in: Listowski Witold (ed.), „OUN-UPA genocide in the South-Eastern Borderlands”, in: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2016, vol. 8

Others: In the villages of Łachowce, Radków, Rzeplin and Posadów in the Rzeszów region, over 60 Poles were murdered.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – May 1945”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

The UPA murdered Wasyl Badył and Stefan Świder.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – May 1945”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Samborski Mieczysław; in: portal: Andrzej Zapałowski — web page: zapalowski.eu [accessible: 2020.05.20]