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
Murders
Perpetrators:
Ukrainians
Victims:
Poles
Number of victims:
min.:
7
max.:
9
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
00145
date:
1943.02
site
description
general info
Szumsk
A Pole, officer of the Polish Army Henryk Simpers, was murdered by Ukrainians.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – February 1943”; 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:
00259
date:
1943.03.20–1943.03.21
site
description
general info
Szumsk
The UPA and Ukrainian policemen who escaped from the German service dragged out and murdered at least 3 Poles, 2 The Ukrainians and 1 Czech; The Pole, Jan Unold, had burned out eyes, a cross on his chest and a face mutilated with an ax. Others: „Four Polish” families were murdered in Szumsk.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – March 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: „1943, June - A study on attacks on Poles committed in Krzemieniec and Dubieński counties”; in: National Ossoliński Institute, Wrocław, in: No. 16722/2, p. 323—325
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
6
min. 6
max. 6
ref. no:
01011
date:
1943.05
site
description
general info
The Ukrainians murdered Józef Kukorowski, who was riding horses.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – May 1943, Spring 1943”; 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:
07780
date:
1944.08.16
site
description
general info
The UPA murdered Bronisław Pniewski, a postal worker who was repairing a telephone line.
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – August 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
1
min. 1
max. 1
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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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