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Huta Pieniacka
Huta Pieniacka ( uk, Гута Пеняцька, ) – was an ethnic Polish village of about 1,000 inhabitants until 1939, located in Tarnopol Voivodeship, Poland (modern-day Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). The site of what was once the village is currently located some 50 km from Ternopil, beside the village of Holubytsia ( uk, Голубиця) and Peniaky in Zolochiv Raion. History During the German-Soviet War the village was the location of the Soviet partisan detachment under the command of NKVD colonel Dmitry Medvedev. On February 28, 1944 almost all the villagers of Polish ethnic background were murdered, and the village razed during the Huta Pieniacka massacre in a pre-planned pacification action, by the 4th police regiment, which was later adjoined to the SS Galizien (the conclusion of both Polish and Ukrainian historical commissions). The village of Huta Pieniacka no longer exists. Most of the houses were burned during the massacre and only the school a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Galizien
The 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician) (german: 14. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS [galizische Nr. 1]; uk, 14а Гренадерська Дивізія СС (1а галицька)), known as the 14th SS-Volunteer Division "Galicia" (german: 14. SS-Freiwilligen Division "Galizien", uk, 14а Добровільна Дивізія СС "Галичина") prior to 1944, was a World War II German military formation made up predominantly of military volunteers with a Ukrainians, Ukrainian ethnic background from the area of Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia,Williamson Gordon, SS Hitler's Instrument of Terror, Amber books 1994, pp.123–4 later also with some Slovaks. Formed in 1943, it was largely destroyed in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive, battle of Brody, reformed, and saw action in Slovakia, Yugoslavia, and Austria before being renamed the first division of the Ukrainian National Army and surrendering to the Western Allies by 10 May 1945. Background Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
