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| Piskorowice massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Polish-Ukrainian ethnic conflict | |
| Location | Piskorowice |
| Date | 18 April 1945 |
| Target | Ukrainians |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | 160-400 |
| Perpetrators | National Military Organization |
| Assailants | Józef Zadzierski |
| Motive | Revenge for Wiązownica massacre |
The Piskorowice massacre was a massacre of Ukrainian civilians commited by members of the National Military Organization on 18 April 1945, committed as a reprisal to Wiązownica massacre commited by Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The exact total death toll of Ukrainians killed in Piskorowice is unknown, but estimates vary from 160 to 400[1][2]
Background
[edit]Until 1945, Piskorowice was an ethnically mixed village, in which 80% of inhabitants were Ukrainians.
Aftermath
[edit]Historian Mariusz Zajączkowski said that the massacre could be described as a war crime or perhaps a crime against humanity. The Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) investigation on this matter was discontinued in 2010, and the IPN denied that any crime had been committed against the Ukrainian civilians in Sahryń. A Ukrainian request to reopen the investigation was refused.[3][4]
The monument in memory of the Ukrainian victims of AK in Sahryń was erected in 2009, with the hope that both Ukrainian and Polish presidents would attend the ceremonies, but there were spelling errors discovered in the names, and as of 2011, it still awaited its official unveiling. The monument was built by the Ukrainian side, with Polish participation.[5]
- ^ Philipp Ther, Ana Siljak (2001) Redrawing Nations. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 178. ISBN 0742510948
- ^ W książce „Wołyniak”. Legenda prawdziwa, D. Garbacz podaje treść meldunku „Lisa” z akcji na Piskorowice: „Podczas akcji terrorystycznej i oczyszczającej przeprowadzonej na wieś Piskorowice zastrzelono około 300 Ukraińców przy współudziale bojówki chorążego Wołyniaka i plutonowego podchorążego Majki…”.
- ^ "Polsko - ukraiński spór o zbrodnię". rp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "W IPN są na bakier z historią. Pomylili zdjęcia w zaproszeniu na ważną uroczystość". naTemat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ Serwis informacyjny (2011-11-26). "Trudna pamięć. Pomnik w Sahryniu czeka na odsłonięcie" (in Polish). 2012 Telewizja Polska S.A. Retrieved March 31, 2013.