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
Sorocko
Trembowla pov., Tarnopol voiv.
contemporary
Sorots'ke
Terebovlia rai., Ternopil obl., Ukraine
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
138
max.:
139
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
04962
date:
1944.02.09–1944.02.10
site
description
general info
Sorocko
The Ukrainians murdered 2 Poles. They were Home Army soldiers from Czortków, Tadeusz Wolski and Leon Okoński, who were to help organize self–defense. The local Bandera followers organized an ambush against them; Wolski was killed on the night of February 9–10, 1944, and Okoński was captured and murdered after being tortured. His body was not found until two weeks.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide, February 1944”; 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:
05701
date:
1944.03.18–1944.03.19
site
description
general info
Sorocko
The Banderites murdered 13 Poles.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – March 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
13
min. 13
max. 13
ref. no:
05710
date:
1944.03.19
site
description
general info
Sorocko
The UPA militia from Iławcza murdered 13 Poles, men known for their patriotic attitude. At the end of March, they murdered another Pole.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – March 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
13 – 14
min. 13
max. 14
ref. no:
05733
date:
1944.03.20
site
description
general info
Sorocko
The Banderites kidnapped 20‑year‑old Michał Nuzban, who is missing.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – March 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
ref. no:
08182
date:
1944.10.22
site
description
general info
Sorocko
[The Ukrainians] kidnapped and murdered two Poles, one of them, Stefan Roszczuk, was the director of a car and tractor station.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – October 1944”; 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:
08406
date:
1944.11.20
site
description
general info
Sorocko
The UPA severely injured Józef Kobyluk, who died.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – November 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
ref. no:
08415
date:
1944.11.23
site
description
general info
Sorocko
During the funeral of Józef Kobyluk, who was killed on November 20, the UPA shot at the funeral procession, killing Father Adam Drzyzga (they killed the wounded with a bayonet) and 55 Poles, and wounded 25; at that time, at least 50 Poles were murdered in the village and 10 were injured; in total, they murdered at least 106 Poles.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – November 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
106
min. 106
max. 106
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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.
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