Ukrainian policemen abducted a Pole who went missing without a trace.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – July 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

The Ukrainians murdered 2 Poles: Adam Dunicz and his 13‑year‑old son.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – December 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Roman Catholic parish priest Fr Stanisław Kwiatkowski was stopped by the Bandera followers dressed in German uniforms, when he was returning from the funeral of Fr Kaczorowski. The perpetrators stripped him down to his underwear and rushed a few kilometers to the village of Ładańce, where they murdered him after being tortured. Together with the priest, they murdered a young Home Army partisan who was supposed to protect the priest; They also murdered a Ukrainian coachman who witnessed the abduction. „On February 14, 1944, three days after the murder of Fr Kaczorowski's funeral takes place. The parish priest Kwiatkowski is looking for a coachman who could go with him to the funeral in a neighboring town. Some of the inhabitants are intimidated and fear the second Banderites attack. Before the funeral, there are threats in the mail that the UPA is planning to attack the priests at the funeral. The parish priest was not refused, he found a coachman. Together with the priest, Paweł Komar (Ukrainian, partisan of the Home army, pseudonym «anna»), takes the weapons to defend his comrades, the coachman Kazimierz Lipski, the cook Olga Czarnożyńska and the young Józef Lipski. In addition to the cart, a few others travel with the priest, including Michał Wyspiański (my great–grandfather). Everyone arrives for the funeral (it is winter time), so around 4pm everyone gathers for the return. a few carts left earlier (including Michał Wyspiański). Furmanka with Fr Kwiatkowski goes in the direction of Chlebowice Świrskie, halfway the coachman notices that there are several other carts on the road, he does not change the route and comes to them. It turns out that the wagons are stopping The Ukrainians in German uniforms, and this is an ambush. Paweł Komar wants to use the weapon, but Fr Kwiatkowski stops him and adapts to the commands of the Banderites. at the same time, a Ukrainian horse cart, Kryl Kisiła, arrives, recognizes the Banderites and defends the priest. The Banderites, however, persisted and took the priest, Paweł Komar and Kiryl Kisiła to the forest. The rest are told to leave. Michał Wyspiański also recognizes the Banderites, some of them come from their hometown of Chlebowice Świrskie. The situation is getting very tense. The Banderites release some of the carts, and some manage to escape. after a while, shots are heard Paweł Komar and Kiryl Kisił are shot, while Fr Kwiatkowski is kidnapped and then tortured. The eyewitness accounts show that Fr Kwiatkowski was tortured for a long time, beaten unconscious (especially his feet, which were crushed). On their backs, the Banderites cut a cross with a knife, they sprinkle salt and finally skin the priest and cut him with a saw. The priest is dying in agony. The next day there is a great commotion of the Home Army looking for a corpse in the forest and finding it tied to a tree. after this incident, there was a slight fear of the village of Chlebowice Świrskie — and that was what the Banderites wanted. Several other priests also died on the same day. Less than a month later, the Banderites also deal with witnesses. They reach Michał Wyspiański, take him outside the house and cut his head off with a handsaw. Everything is to be watched by the family, including the d/o Michał Wyspiański, and today my grandmother. Some of the inhabited The Ukrainians are satisfied with their actions and ridicule Poles saying: «It will be like this with all Poles. They will slice you all like a priest. Your priest was fat so they cut stripes on his back they covered them with salt and stuck them again so that» would suffer. a quote from the mother of two young Banderites after the murder of Fr Kwiatkowski. The organized retaliation of the Home Army troops came practically at the same time from Lviv. a group of 50 members of the Home Army carried out a retaliation against Banderites in Chlebowice Świrskie, killing about 130 people, including 6 Poles (by mistake)”.

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

source: Szymański Krzysztof Szymon, „Genocide or «murder with genocide marks»”; in: „Recollections of those who survived”, portal: Volhynia of our forebearers — web page: www.nawolyniu.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The eyewitness accounts show that Fr Kwiatkowski was tortured for a long time, beaten unconscious (especially his feet, which were crushed). On the back with a knife, the Bandera followers cut the cross, sprinkling salt on the wounds. Finally, they skin the priest and cut the body with a wood saw. The priest is dying in agony.

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

source: „Genocide or "a crime with the hallmarks of genocide"?”; in: portal: salon24.pl — web page: www.salon24.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

„On March 15 and 29, 1944, Zazulak Maria, 18 and Zazulak Stefania, 17”. And: „On March 24 and 29, 1944, they were transferred to Hołodniak Tadeusz, 24 and Hołodniak Franciszek, 69”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – March 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

The Ukrainians burnt the couple Barbara and Andrzej Tur and their house.

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

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]

The Ukrainians murdered 2 Poles.

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

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]

Jan Flisak, a gamekeeper, was murdered by the UPA. And: „On April 1 and April 15, 1944 Kowalów Kazimierz aged 24 and Michal Jankowski were murdered”.

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]

On April 20, 1944 Partyka [FNU] 31 was murdered.

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]

„On April 30, 1944 in the village of Zarębina (Zarębina, the hamlet of Świrza – JW), 27 Poles and Halina 80 (the hamlet of Świrza – JW) were killed” (Wyspiański J. quotes the OUN report – UPA of May 12, 1944).

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 229

For 4 days they tortured Tadeusz Hołodniak: „they gouged out the eyes, cut off the nose, ears and genitals, cut them from top to bottom, crushed legs with thick chains, that there was only” pulp to the knees.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 232

The UPA kidnapped 2 Poles, no trace of which was lost. „Szczerbaty Stanisław (23) kidnapped in Świrz (Ług) on June 11, 1944 Szuter Antoni (15) kidnapped in Świrz (Ług) on June 11, 1944”.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 292

June 14, 1944 A skirmish between Polish partisans and Ukrainian attackers. The attackers were drawn into an ambush, 12 of them were killed, and two of the Polish partisans.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – June 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 Komański and Siekierka for the Tarnopol province (2004)”; in: Listowski Witold (ed.), „OUN-UPA genocide in the South-Eastern Borderlands”, in: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2015, vol. 7

On June 24, 1944 Wyspiański Jan, 37, and Wyspiański Kazimierz, 35, were murdered.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – June 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

The Banderites shot 5 Poles.

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

Grzegorzewski Jan, 17, was murdered.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257

The Ukrainians burned two Poles alive: a marriage. And: „On July 15–16, 1944 the following were married: Grzegorzewski Jan, 17, Grzeszczyszyn Hanna, 13, Wyspiańska Anna, 40”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – July 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

Others: the following were murdered: Grzeszczyszyn Antoni, 67, burnt; Grzeszczyszyn Franciszek, 31, burnt; Grzeszczyszyn Hanna, 13 years old; Grzeszczyszyn Józefa, 69, wife of Antoni, burnt; Wyspiańska Anna, 40 years old; Zaporizhia Katarzyna, Ukrainian, burned.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257—258

On the day of the funeral of the Grzeszczyszyn family, murdered in Burzeniska (the hamlet of Świrza) and buried in Świrz, my mother went to Chlebowice Świrskie, where her sister lived, married to a Ukrainian. As my aunt later told, the UPA bandits dragged her mother out of the house and led her to the forest, where they cruelly murdered her. During this kidnapping, my aunt's husband tried to defend her, but was beaten by the Bandera followers.

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

source: Wyspiański Jan; in: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 232

Murdered were: Kleszczyński Michał, 25; Łaba Jan, 17 years old; Tur Antoni.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257—258

Grzegorzewski Stanisław, around 07/20/1944, 40 years old, did not return from Firlejów.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The effects of attacks by Ukrainian nationalists in the Przemyślany district”; in: Listowski Witold (ed.), „OUN-UPA genocide in the South-Eastern Borderlands”, in: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2018, vol. 10

30 Poles were murdered, including Górski N., Martynowicz Michał, Mudrak Michał, Słabicki Michał, Szwed Kazimierz and Żółtański Marek.

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

The following were murdered: Martynowicz Michał, 46; Kazimierz, a Swede, 59.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257—258

The UPA massacred 30 Poles.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – June 1945”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: btx.home.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Kubów Władysław, „Terrorism in Podolia”, in: Warsaw 2003

Żółtański Marek, 57, was murdered.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257

Kowalów Kazimierz, 24, was murdered.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257—258

Mudrak Michał, 48, was murdered.

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

source: Wyspiański Józef, „The barbarism of the OUN-UPA”, in: Lubin 2009, p. 257—258