OUN Uprising of 1939
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The OUN Uprising of 1939 (Polish: Dywersja OUN w 1939 roku, Ukrainian: Повстання ОУН 1939 року, romanized: Povstannya OUN 1939 roku) were sabotage actions by supporters and militias of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists carried out during the September 1939 campaign. The action was inspired by the Third Reich interested in weakening Polish forces on the back of the main front.
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OUN Uprising of 1939 | |||||||
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Part of Invasion of Poland | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Poland |
OUN Supported By: Abwehr | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stefan Dembiński |
Andriy Melnyk Wilhelm Canaris | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 7,729 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
769 killed 37 wounded 3,610 captured |
160 killed 53 wounded | ||||||
~3,000 Polish civilians killed[1] |
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