In the German occupation, especially in the last years of the war, intensified Ukrainian-Polish con

The brochure pocketbook "Ukrainian-Polish Truth and Falsehood" presents the author's pocketbook view on the history of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the first half of the twentieth century. At the core material - historical facts and testimonies of contemporaries Ukrainian-Polish conflict in World War II, including Kosiv area. The brochure is addressed pocketbook to teachers, pocketbook pupils, students and other readers interested in the history of Polish-Ukrainian relations.
In the German occupation, especially in the last years of the war, intensified Ukrainian-Polish conflict that was at hand and the German and Russian invaders. The German occupiers used the Polish police and folksdoycheriv to combat troops and Ukrainian Insurgent Army and self-defense, and Ukrainian police in the fight against the Polish underground. In addition, the UPA units had to armed struggle against Polish partisans who worked closely with Soviet partisans fought against pocketbook them as units of the UPA. In Western Ukraine were 27 divisions of infantry troops Army, which were subject to the emigration of the government in London. Underground cell AK acted in many regions of Volhynia and Galicia, including Kosivschyna. Especially active were Polish partisan connections Jan Sobesyaka ("Max") and "Yesche not zhinyela Polska" pocketbook (R. Satanovsky). As we move to the West Front, the liberated territory from the Germans created a Polish battalion "jumps" that were hostile to Ukrainian. In addition, the pryfrontovi areas and German rears were sent specially trained subversive and provocative troops led by M.Shukayeva that under the guise of detachments of the UPA Ukrainian population terrorized. In the vicinity of corners in kobakivskiy pocketbook "club", the spring of 1944 these provocateurs who posed as Bandera, was shot group of young Ukrainian. To eliminate shukayevskyh provocateurs to Skolschynu been sent troops UPA, July 15, 1944 near the village Rykov, New Publication and Rosokhach smashed this gang.
Keep in mind that the deterioration of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the Second pocketbook World War was largely caused by anti-Ukrainian policy of the Polish leadership in interwar Poland after the defeat in the Polish-Ukrainian Ukrainian War of 1918-1919. November 20, 1919 the Supreme Council of the Pacific Conference worked out a draft treaty with Poland on autonomy in Eastern Galicia; question of the autonomy of Galicia were recorded in the peace treaty of Sevres (10 June 1920) and Protocol in Spa (10 July 1920). Council of the Entente ambassadors March 12, 1923 to recognize Poland's eastern border with caution autonomy for eastern Galicia. Guide to Poland and did not think to do these treaties. On the contrary, the rights of Ukrainian more restricted than in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To this end, the Government Y.Pilsudskoho 1930 began a policy of pacification pocketbook of the occupied Ukrainian and Byelorussian lands. Was arrested Ukrainian ambassadors V.Tselevycha, D.Paliyeva, I.Lischynskoho, V.Kohana, O.Kohuta, O.L.Kunytskoho, S.Bilyaka and others. pocketbook Ukrainian schools were translated into the Polish language learning or closed. In Ukrainian villages and towns of Galicia was sent many troops and police to intimidate Ukrainian - they were beaten pocketbook in the blood, 7 died from beatings, thousands wounded. Nyschylos property Ukrainian NGOs, conducted arrests of Ukrainian, superimposing contribution. Protests Ukrainian ambassadors and Metropolitan A. Sheptytskyi failed. The mainstay pocketbook of the Polish government in the Ukrainian lands were colonists colonists who used a variety of benefits, settled on Ukrainian lands, which previously owned the Ukrainian peasants. In Volyn and Ternopil colonists were organized on a military model. In 1938 in Western Ukraine and Western Belarus was osadnytskyh 35,000 households, including 10 in Kosiv county, who owned 12% of all land. By the way, before the war in Kosiv County (now Kosovo and Verhovinsky areas) population 98500 people, of which 80% - Ukrainian, others - 8100 Jews, 6,600 Poles, 500 Armenians. pocketbook In 1931, the League of Nations condemned Poland for its policy against the Ukrainian people, but the real benefit to the Ukrainian decision is not enough, because Poland pocketbook is simply ignored it. Like Pilsudski pocketbook agreed with Stalin to destroy pocketbook the Ukrainian - pacification, collectivization and famine. In such circumstances, Ukrainian only hope left for him. The fight for the rights of Ukrainian organized and conducted by UNO. Organized and carried out acts of sabotage - ignition Polish estates, manors and other facilities management. It destroyed 62 houses, 87 barns, 78 other buildings, 112 stacks pocketbook of corn. OUN militants have been carried out terrorist attacks on Polish high officials. In response, the government held a series of lawsuits against members of the OUN: the attack on the post under Bibrka (1931), against members of Congress and Own (1932), for killing pocketbook Holuvka (1932), and against V.Bilasa D.Danylyshyna (1932), against members pocketbook of school action (1934), for the murder of