Stanisław Jastrzębski is a Polish writer, lawyer and historian.

Early life

He was born in the village of Bubło, Rohatyn County, in Stanisławów Voivodeship (currently

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). Jastrzębski is a survivor of the

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massacres of Poles in Volhynia The massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia ( pl, rzeź wołyńska, lit=Volhynian slaughter; uk, Волинська трагедія, lit=Volyn tragedy, translit=Volynska trahediia), were carried out in German-occupied Poland by the ...

, during which he witnessed the UPA murder of his family. Following

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and

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, Jastrzębski was a soldier of

Armia Krajowa The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...

and member of the Polish self-defence unit in Stanisławów, where he fought against

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- UPA

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raids. A

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under

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in the

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, he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the

University of Wrocław , ''Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Breslau'' (before 1945) , free_label = Specialty programs , free = , colors = Blue , website uni.wroc.pl The University of Wrocław ( pl, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, U ...

Career

For many years Jastrzębski worked as a

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. Magazine PRZEGLĄD OLKUSKI
Warto przeczytać
November 8, 2008. Janusz Stankiewicz

2007 As of 2009, Jastrzębski resided in

Chorzów Chorzów ( ; ; german: link=no, Königshütte ; szl, Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population ...

in southern

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Books

Jastrzębski's 2007 book ''Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939-1947'' ( en, Polish Genocide by Ukrainian Nationalists in/around Lublin Voivodeship in 1939–1947) revealed the extent of atrocities committed against Polish civilians in Kresy by bands of Ukrainian nationalists. The book made use of materials collected by the Society for the Remembrance of Victims of Genocide Committed by the Ukrainian Nationalists ( pl, Stowarzyszenie Upamiętnienia Ofiar Zbrodni Ukraińskich Nacjonalistów) and the Institute of National Remembrance. Wydawnictwo Nortom Publishing, 2007
''Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939-1947''
/ref> In his 2008 book ''Samoobrona Polaków na Kresach Południowo-Wschodnich II RP w latach 1939-1946'' ( en, Polish Self-defence in Southeastern Kresy Region of Polish Second Republic), Jastrzębski conducted an in-depth study of the Polish attempts at self-defence against UPA pacification operations and gave a detailed account of the defence units' activities during Nazi German and Soviet occupation. The book was based on documents and narratives collected by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance. Wydawnictwo Nortom Publishing, November 2008
''Samoobrona Polaków na Kresach Południowo-Wschodnich II RP w latach 1939-1946''
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Bibliography

* ''Oko w oko z banderowcami'' * ''Wspomnienia zza krat PRL'' * ''Moje Kresy wczoraj i dziś'' * ''Kresy wschodnie we krwi'' * ''Martyrologia polskiej ludności w województwie lwowskim w latach 1939-1947, zbrodnie popełnione przez nacjonalistów ukraińskich'' * ''Ludobójstwo ludności polskiej przez OUN-UPA w województwie stanisławowskim w latach 1939-1946'' * ''Ludobójstwo nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach na Lubelszczyźnie w latach 1939-1947'' Publisher: Nortom, 2007, , 264 pages, (soft cover) * ''Samoobrona Polaków na Kresach Południowo-Wschodnich II RP w latach 1939-1946''] Publisher: Nortom, 2008, , 244 pages (soft cover)

References

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