Turkowice massacre
| Turkowice massacre | |
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| Part of Polish-Ukrainian ethnic conflict | |
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| Target | Ukrainians |
Attack type | Mass shootings and mass killings |
| Deaths | 80 Ukrainians |
| Perpetrators | Home Army Ryś Battalion |
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Turkowice massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Turkowicach; Ukrainian: Злочинність у Турковіцах) was a massacre on Ukrainians in the village Turkowice committed by the members of the Home Army and Peasant Battalions (specifically the "Ryś" Battalion) on March, 1944. Majority of the village was destroyed and burnt down during and after the massacre by the Polish partisans.[1]
History
In the spring of 1944, Turkowice was one of the Ukrainian villages that the Polish partisans burned down during the Polish-Ukrainian ethnic conflict.[1]
Approximately around 80 Ukrainians were murdered and 150 houses were entirely destroyed by the members of the "Ryś" Battalion and Home Army.[1]
References
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