Another act of the crime took place at the beginning of March 1944. Patrol from the „sotnya Bradziaga” captured four Poles in the vicinity of Tarnoszyn. They were tied with wires and thrown into a wooden barn, which was set on fire. Poles burned alive.

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

source: Stawecki Marian Adam, „The death rally near Tomaszów Lubelski”; in: „Tomaszowski weekly”, in: No. 12, March 20, 2012

The UPA from „Hałajda” robbed and burned the village, and murdered 84 Poles mainly with bayonets.

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

source: Motyka Grzegorz, „So it was in Bieszczady. Polish-Ukrainian battles in 1943-1948.”, in: Volumen Publishing House, Warsaw 1999, Warsaw 1999, p. 193

The attacks of Ukrainian bands on Polish villages became more and more frequent, almost every night we saw the glow of fires and the fleeing population. We were more and more concerned, but The local Ukrainians assured us that nothing threatened the Poles, because they remember that before the war, everyone lived here in neighborly harmony. At the same time, they made it clear that their sons and cousins were partisans (implicitly the UPA), which guaranteed our safety even more. It soon turned out to be a mere lie. On the night of March 17–18, 1944, Tarnoszyn was attacked. I remember that the night was not too dark. It held frost, a thick layer of fresh snow lay on the ground. Around 11.30 pm Bolek Knotalski, Dziunek Łąkowski and I were in the yard of the Domański family's buildings – we were just finishing our night tour. Such shifts have been organized with us for a long time, and parents often let their teenagers take part in them. We were about to go home when a red rocket soared into the sky from the side of Szczepiatyn, followed by another one from the opposite end of the village. It was the signal to start the attack. As the nearest village buildings were no more than 600–1000 m away, we could see everything clearly, especially since most of the buildings burst into flames at once. We heard the detonation of grenades thrown into the buildings, as well as numerous shots – both single and series. The lamentation of people grew stronger, the cry of children and women. The unimaginable noise was intensified by the roar and screech of the terrified animals. You could see desperate people jumping out of burning houses – usually in their underwear – helplessly, and then dying from the bullets of bandits. Some residents tried to flee to the field towards Turin, but just outside the village bandits were waiting for them. They shot people as if they were ducks, because the escaping ones were clearly visible against the background of the fire. Many of the attackers were on horseback. They raided the countryside and killed everyone they encountered. We stood paralyzed for about half an hour with our friends, and then we ran to our homes to get away with my parents as far as possible. The balance of this attack was terrible. 125 people were murdered, including 20 children under 15 and 45 women. Almost all Polish houses were burned down. It was later established that the UPA gang numbered about 1.5 thousand. people. It was commanded by Mirosław Onyszkiewicz, who soon became one of the main UPA commanders. A group of thugs from the neighboring Ulhówek, as well as others, e.g. Iwan Maslij – the then commander of the Ukrainian militia in Szczepiatyn. I was almost 14 at the time and I remember this crime very well. I gave a detailed description of it, as well as the list of victims, to the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw, of course without response. After this attack, the Ukrainians did not leave the Poles from Tarnoszyn alone. From April 8, returning survivors were hunted and another 20 people were murdered. The previously omitted church was also burned.

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

source: Kargol Marian, „Eyewitness”; in: portal: Weekly Review — web page: www.tygodnikprzeglad.pl [accessible: 2017.07.10]

After the slaughter of the village of Tarnoszyn, on March 18 – ten days later – with the participation of Ukrainian police officers under the command of Ivan Maślij – the UPA finished the work. The remaining Poles were arrested and, under the guise of having their personal data written down, taken to the police station in Szczepiatyn. A dozen or so inhabitants of Tarnoszyn and Szczepiatyn were murdered in a roadside ditch. And: Next to Tarnoszyn, after the massacre, the commandant of the Maslij police station shot 18 survivors, Maslij, who was already the commander of the Szczepiatyn police station.

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

source: web page: www.roztocze.net [accessible: 2010.07.09]

Ukrainian policemen from Szczepiatyn abducted 30 Poles (women, children and the elderly) and shot them in the village of Szczepiatyn.

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

Banderowiec Iwan Bida „Krasejko” murdered 22‑year‑old Mieczysław Podgórski, who returned to his home to collect hidden things.

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

In the village of Tarnoszyn, poviat Tomaszów Lubelski: „On April 18, 1946, Łoś Katarzyna and her daughter — a baby, and Piękny Franciszek were killed”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1946”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.06.10]

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