The UPA from „Hałajda” murdered 21 Poles.

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

In the villages of: Dąbrowa, Posadów, Rzeczyca, Rzepin, Ulhówek, county Tomaszów Lubelski, 71 partisans of the Home Army died in the fights with the UPA and about 100 were wounded. „at the end of May 1944, the intelligence of the Tomaszów Home Army AK region informed about the decisive attack on the eastern line of Polish troops in the Tyszowce–Łaszczów–Jarczów section, prepared by the UPA. In view of the approaching eastern front, it was the last opportunity for the Ukrainians to mass liquidate the Polish population. In that region, the UPA command had two knights from the Bohun. There were also readies of Mirosław Onyszkiewicz, «Orest», consisting of four sotnyas («Bradziahi», «Hałajda», «Jastrunna» and «Korsak»), kurin «Chernyk» consisting of three sotnyas («Karpy», «Bahrianyja» and «Wowki»), sotnyas «Jahoda» and «Zaliźniak» On June 1, in the afternoon, Polish troops started to take their starting positions for the attack. What were the findings? as we read in the book «Partisan Country» by Jerzy Markiewicz, Polish troops were to develop an attack from the side of Huczwa over an area of approx. 50 km – from Tyszowce to Jarczów. The main attack was to be aimed at Ulhówek. There were large and well–equipped enemy forces, as well as the staff of the Ukrainian grouping. The capture of Ulhówek would be tantamount to breaking the position of the Banderites, which made it possible to break up many UPA units and throw them away to the east. The battle took place on June 2. The heaviest fights took place in the area of Ulhówek, Rzeczyca and Posadowo. The UPA had a decisive advantage, in addition, the Ukrainians were helped by the Germans, bombarding Polish troops along the lines of ongoing fighting. On the Polish side, 71 soldiers died and around 100 were wounded. and although the Polish partisans did not manage to break through the lines occupied by the UPA kurena and throw the enemy troops to the east, the attack on Ulhówek, Rzeczyca and Posad paralyzed the offensive preparations of the Ukrainians. Until the end of the occupation, UPA kurenas did not undertake any long–range offensive actions or operations. This bloody battle prevented the UPA from breaking into the Zamość region”.

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

source: „70. anniversary of Posadów, Rzeczyca, Podlodowo, Ulhówek battles” — web page: kultura.laszczow.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The German air force bombed the field hospitals in the Bukowiec forest, Pawłówka, Kolonia Muratyn and the Paszkiewicz farm. The all–day bloody battle ended around 4 pm. During its duration, the villages of Posadów, Szlatyn, Łubcze, Żerniki, Rzeczyca, Podlodów and part of Ulhówek were burnt down, and the village of Zimno was burnt during the retreat. In the evening hours, all groups began to retreat, retreating to the line of the Huczwa River.

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

Suddenly, at the edge of the Dąbrowa forest, we saw a terrible, chilling sight. Before us lay four blackened corpses – two women and two children, horribly massacred  […] Gouged out eyes, tongues torn out, severed arms and legs, severed breasts and genital organs pierced with bayonets. There was a Polish Kennkarte lying next to one of the victims. Such an image is not forgotten.

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

source: kpr. Hryniewiecki Ryszard nom—de—guerre Boxer, „Report from the march to Ulhówek, Zamojszczyzna”; in: portal: salon24.pl — web page: www.salon24.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

Excerpt from the report „Wisti z terenu” of April 18, 1945:
„March 1945, during the operation, Polish militia killed one conscious Ukrainian in Ulhówek”.

source: „Wytiah iz Wistej z terenu pro antyukrajinśki akciji polakiw na Hrubesziwszczyni w berezni1945”; in: Wiatrowycz W. (ed,), „Polśko-ukrajinśki stosunky w 1942—1947 rr. u dokumentach OUN ta UPA”, in: Lviv 2011, vol. 2, p. 860, in: orig. Ukrainian

source: Huk Bogdan with a group of friends, „Murders of the Ukrainian population 1944-1947”; in: portal: Ruthenian apocrypha — web page: www.apokryfruski.org [accessible: 2021.09.30]

Excerpt from 'Zorianyj's' report from the UPA military reconnaissance about the murder of a Ukrainian in Ulhówek by NKVD and members of the UB or MO assault group:
„9.4. [1945]. Bolsheviks and a stormtrooper in the strength of 150 people conducted a manhunt in Ulhówek. They were looking for hiding places. In one hideout they killed 2 shooters from the detachment of 'Czernyk' and a local farmer  […]
'Zorianyj'”

source: „Wijśkowa rozwidka za czas wid 1.4 do 15.41945”; in: Institute of National Remembrance IPN Rzeszów, in: Acta OAIPN Rz 072/1, vol. 3, sh. 64

source: Huk Bogdan with a group of friends, „Murders of the Ukrainian population 1944-1947”; in: portal: Ruthenian apocrypha — web page: www.apokryfruski.org [accessible: 2021.09.30]

Excerpt from the report „Wisti z terenu” from District II of the Zakerzonya Region for May 1 — June 5, 1945:
„On May 15, the Polish police conducted manhunts in the villages of Rzeczyca and Ulhówek. One man was murdered during the operation”.

source: „Informacija pro antyukrajinśki akciji na Hrubesziwszczyni w trawni-kwitni 1945”; in: Wiatrowycz W. (ed,), „Polśko-ukrajinśki stosunky w 1942—1947 rr. u dokumentach OUN ta UPA”, in: Lviv 2011, vol. 2, p. 870, in: orig. Ukrainian

source: Huk Bogdan with a group of friends, „Murders of the Ukrainian population 1944-1947”; in: portal: Ruthenian apocrypha — web page: www.apokryfruski.org [accessible: 2021.09.30]

In the village of Ulhówek, poviat Rawa Ruska, Maria Piękna and Kunegunda Piękna were murdered by the UPA.

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