Defense of Przebraże
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The Defence of Przebraże (Polish: Obrona Przebraża, Ukrainian: Оборона Пшебража; 4 July — 15 October, 1943) was fought between the Ukrainian Insurgent Army against the Polish Self–Defense, Home Army and Soviet partisans in the Łuck County of the Wołyń Voivodeship. The Northern Operational Group under the command of Dmytro Klyachkivsky and 3rd Operational Group “Turiv” under the command of Yuriy Stelmaschuk tried fourth times to destroy and conquer the largest Polish Self–Defense base and center in the Volhynia. But unfortunately, the UPA never did it.[7]
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Defence of Przebraże | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
The Polish Self–Defense bases and centers in the Wołyń Voivodeship in 1943 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ukrainian Insurgent Army |
Polish Self–Defense Home Army Soviet partisans | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Dmytro Klyachkivsky Yuriy Stelmaschuk |
Ludwik Malinowski Albert Wasilewski Henryk Cybulski Jan Rerutko Nikolay Prokopyuk | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
4–5 July: 1,000 men[1] 31 July: 3,500 men[2] 30–31 August: 3,000–6,000 men[3] 15 October: Unknown |
4–5 July: 500 men 31 July: Unknown 30–31 August: 1,467–1,667 men 15 October: Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400 killed[4] 40 captured[5] | 10 killed[6][2] | ||||||
550 Polish civilians were murdered[6][2] |
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