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Battle of Oździutycze

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Battle of Oździutycze
Part of the Massacres of the Poles in the Volhynia and Galicia during the Polish–Ukrainian ethnic conflict in the World War II
Date29 February 1944
Location
Oździutycze, Włodzimierz County, Wołyń Voivodeship
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
link Home Army link Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Commanders and leaders
link Jan Wojciech Kiwerski
link Stanisław Piaszczyński
link Zbigniew Twardy
link Franciszek Pukacki
link Kazimierz Rzaniak
link Omelyan Polyovyi
link Hryhoriy Kovalchuk
Units involved

27th Volhynian Infantry Division

  • 50th Regiment
  • 45th Regiment
    • Battalion “Łuna”
    • Battalion “Trzask”
    • Battalion “Grzyms”
    • Battalion “Osnowa”

Western Operational Group

  • 3rd Operational Group “Lysonia”
    • Company “Siromantsi”
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  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.