Chłaniów
Chłaniów [ˈxwaɲuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żółkiewka, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Żółkiewka, 28 km (17 mi) south-west of Krasnystaw, and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
On 23 July 1944, as revenge for the killing by Polish partisans of an SS officer, the village of Chłaniów, together with nearby Władysławin, was burned down by the Ukrainian Self-Defense Legion. Overall, 44 residents died in the two villages. One of the officers ordering the attack was allegedly Michael Karkoc, who lived openly in Minnesota, USA until his death in 2019.
References
- ^ Grzegorz Motyka, Dywizja "SS-Galizien" ("Hałyczyna") in Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, nr 1/2002, Warsaw 2002, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, ISSN 1427-7476, p. 116
- ^ "APNewsBreak: German prosecutor recommending murder charges in Minnesota Nazi-led unit case | Star Tribune". www.startribune.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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