Stara Huta, Starovyzhivskyi Raion
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Stara Huta is a village in Starovyzhivskyi Raion, Volyn Oblast
, Ukraine
. The population of the village is 1024 people.
, in the Kostopol County, Volhynia Voivodeship. Up till the Nazi German and Soviet invasions of Poland in September of 1939
it was known as Stara Huta. During World War II
, the village was the site of Polish and Jewish mass murders between 1942 and 1945, perpetrated by local Ukrainian peasants and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
The village endured two raids. The first, took place on the night of March 4, 1944. Almost all farmhouses numbering at around 200 were set on fire and burned down. Around 25-30 were saved partially. In the mass killing at least 30 to 35 villagers were killed.
The second pacification operation took place on February 28, 1945 and this time, the Ukrainians killed all Poles they encountered, including infants and seniors. At that time, the village was destroyed completely and the remaining inhabitants murdered. Among the murdered, were four female members of the Biernacki family, as males had been previously killed on March 4, 1944. A local Roman Catholic church, had also been razed. The Ukrainians were led by Pavlo Kirychuk, a member of the OUN(B), who himself was later shot by the UIA for desertion.
Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast is an oblast in north-western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine of the rail line running from Kiev to Warsaw.-History:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The population of the village is 1024 people.
History
Between the wars, the village was located in the Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
, in the Kostopol County, Volhynia Voivodeship. Up till the Nazi German and Soviet invasions of Poland in September of 1939
Invasion of Poland (1939)
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe...
it was known as Stara Huta. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the village was the site of Polish and Jewish mass murders between 1942 and 1945, perpetrated by local Ukrainian peasants and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
The village endured two raids. The first, took place on the night of March 4, 1944. Almost all farmhouses numbering at around 200 were set on fire and burned down. Around 25-30 were saved partially. In the mass killing at least 30 to 35 villagers were killed.
The second pacification operation took place on February 28, 1945 and this time, the Ukrainians killed all Poles they encountered, including infants and seniors. At that time, the village was destroyed completely and the remaining inhabitants murdered. Among the murdered, were four female members of the Biernacki family, as males had been previously killed on March 4, 1944. A local Roman Catholic church, had also been razed. The Ukrainians were led by Pavlo Kirychuk, a member of the OUN(B), who himself was later shot by the UIA for desertion.
Sources
Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski,Anihilation of Korosciatyn Janusz Stankiewicz, Huta Stara 2007See also
- Massacres of Poles in VolhyniaMassacres of Poles in VolhyniaThe Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia were part of an ethnic cleansing operation carried out by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army West in the Nazi occupied regions of the Eastern Galicia , and UPA North in Volhynia , beginning in March 1943 and lasting until the end of...