Battle of Oździutycze
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Battle of Oździutycze | |||||||
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Part of the Massacres of the Poles in the Volhynia and Galicia during the Polish–Ukrainian ethnic conflict in the World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Home Army | Ukrainian Insurgent Army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jan Wojciech Kiwerski Stanisław Piaszczyński Zbigniew Twardy Franciszek Pukacki Kazimierz Rzaniak |
Omelyan Polyovyi Hryhoriy Kovalchuk | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
27th Volhynian Infantry Division
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Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7–20 killed[1][2] 20 wounded[2] 2 captured[2] | Unknown |
The Battle of Oździutycze (Polish; Bitwa pod Oździutyczami, Ukrainian; Бій під Озютичамі; 29 February 1944) was fought between the Battalions “Łuna”, “Trzask”, “Grzyms” and “Osnowa” in the 27th Volhynian Infantry Division of the Home Army under the command of Jan Wojciech Kiwerski, Stanisław Piaszczyński, Zbigniew Twardy, Franciszek Pukacki and Kazimierz Rzaniak against the Company “Siromantsi” in the 3rd Operational Group “Lysonia” of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army under the command of Omelyan Polyovyi and Hryhoriy Kovalchuk in the Włodzimierz County of the Wołyń Voivodeship.[1][3]
Battle[edit]
The Battalion “Osnowa” in the 27th Volhynian Infantry Division of the Home Army launched an attack on the Ukrainian military base in the village of Oździutycze. The offensive choked and was stopped under the heavy machine-gun fire from the two Ukrainian large-caliber machine guns, which was fired from the tower of the Catholic Church and the mill together with the mortars. The Poles were also fired upon by the three German Luftwaffe aircraft that flew in, apparently, to scout the situation in the village. The Polish side lost approximately 7–20 men killed,[4][5] 20 men wounded[5] and 2 men were taken prisoner by the UPA,[5] they were questioned and told what the Home Army's tasks were about.
Aftermath[edit]
After the battle, which was ended in a bloodshed defeat of the Home Army armed units and successful defense of the UPA's military base, the Poles retreated to the village of Dominopol.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Siemaszko, Ewa; Siemaszko, Ewa (2008). Ludobójstwo dokonane przez nacjonalistoẃ ukraińskich na ludności polskiej Wołynia, 1939-1945 (in Polish). Wydawn. von borowiecky. p. 167. ISBN 978-83-60748-01-5.
- ^ a b c Motyka, Grzegorz (2006). Ukraińska partyzantka 1942-1960: działalność Organizacji Ukraińskich Nacjonalistów i Ukraińskiej Powstańczej Armii (in Polish). Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN. p. 360. ISBN 978-83-7399-163-7.
- ^ Siemaszko, Ewa (2008). Ludobójstwo dokonane przez nacjonalistoẃ ukraińskich na ludności polskiej Wołynia, 1939-1945 (in Polish). von borowiecky. p. 167. ISBN 978-83-60748-01-5.
- ^ Siemaszko, Ewa (2008). Ludobójstwo dokonane przez nacjonalistoẃ ukraińskich na ludności polskiej Wołynia, 1939-1945 (in Polish). Wydawn. von borowiecky. p. 167. ISBN 978-83-60748-01-5.
- ^ a b c d Motyka, Grzegorz (2006). Ukraińska partyzantka 1942-1960: działalność Organizacji Ukraińskich Nacjonalistów i Ukraińskiej Powstańczej Armii (in Polish). Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN. p. 360. ISBN 978-83-7399-163-7.