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.:
3
max.:
3
Location
events (incidents)
ref. no:
04614
date:
1944.01.08
site
description
general info
Wasiliszki
On January 9, 1944, the 4th company of the II / 77 pp. Home Army AK recaptured 30 arrested Poles near Wasiliszki. The arrests took place on January 7 and 8, 1944 in Wasiliszki (the Ukrainian military policemen then took about 50 people, 20 of whom were released, and 3 were brutally murdered). On two roads leading from Wasiliszki to Lida, ambushes were organized, in which 4 companies took part II / 77 pp. AK, mobilized field company Wasiliszki „Pastwisko”, commanded by Lieutenant J. Borewicz „Antoni” and Kedyw platoon of Center „Łąka”, commanded by Lieutenant L. Leszczyński aka Ratajski „Żala”. The convoy carrying prisoners was ambushed by the 4th company II / 77 of the Home Army on the Wasiliszki – Wawiórka road. The situation of the unit in an ambush was difficult, as the gendarmes and prisoners were mixed up in a car with trailers. During the fight, which happened, 4 Germans and 13 Ukrainian gendarmes were killed. Belarusian policemen surrendered. 6 Ukrainian gendarmes were lost (they probably died of wounds, hidden in the snow). 2 MG and 800 ammunition, 1 MP, 15 kb were seized. Own losses – 3 killed and 1 wounded (the fallen Leon Dziakiewicz „Abisyniec”, Capt. Stanisław Bury „Burzyński” and Stanisław Hryszel „Zagłoba”).
source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – January 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]
source: „Lt. Jan Borysewicz 'Krysia', 'Avenger' and the Group 'North'”; in: „Cursed Soldiers – Forgotten Heroes” — web page: podziemiezbrojne.ipn.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]
perpetrators
Ukrainians
victims
Poles
number of
textually:
3
min. 3
max. 3
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EXPLANATIONs
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