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
Spaszczyzna
Włodzimierz Wołyński pov., Volhynian voiv.
contemporary
Volodymyr-Volynskyi rai., Volyn obl., Ukraine
general info
locality non—existent
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
30
max.:
30
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
02888
date:
1943.08
site
description
general info
Spaszczyzna
Terrible news is coming from the Spas region. All my father's relatives were murdered. Thirty people.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „The 75th anniversary of the genocide – August and the summer of 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: Szczepuła Barbara, „God was looking the other way then, and people couldn't help them”; in: „Polska Times”, in: October 9, 2009 — web page: polskatimes.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
30
min. 30
max. 30
ref. no:
03931
date:
1943.09–1943.12
(autumn)
site
description
general info
Spaszczyzna
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In Volhynia, there were 9 partisan units of the Home Army:
1. Division „Suns” (then „Blood Moon”). – had 107 partisans, he was in Przebraż. On November 6, 1943, the commander of Sec. Jan Rerutko „Drzazga” was murdered by Soviet partisans. On November 10, Lt. Sigismud Kulczycki „Olgierd” became the commander, the unit increased to 170 partisans and moved to Pańska Dolina.
2. Branch „Jastrząb” – consisted of about 150 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Zasmyki – Kupiczów.
3rd Unit „Sokol” – consisted of about 120 partisans and operated together with „Jastrzębie”.
4. Unit „Cord” – consisted of about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Rymacze – Jagodzin.
5. Detachment of „Peter” – had about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Spaszczyzna – Bielin.
6. Unit „Bomba”, „Wujek” – had about 500 partisans and operated in the village of Stara Huta.
7. Unit „Gzyms” – consisted of about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Stójło – Witoldówka.
8. „Strzemien” unit – had about 100 partisans and was active in the village of Rudnia Lwa, at the end of 1943 it merged with „Bomba” unit.
9. „Ryszard”'s unit – consisted of about 80 partisans and operated in the area of the village of Lubomirka – Klewan.
The troops totaled about 1,200 partisans, Polish self–defense in Volhynia had about 3,600 poorly armed people. UPA units numbered over 30,000 armed shooters.
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
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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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