1944-03-17/1944-03-18 · CR-0036

Tarnoszyn: crime site

at least 97 victims according to the cited sources

The IPN investigation states that at least 97 people were killed during the strongest attack in the night of 17 to 18 March 1944. Buildings were burned and residents were shot or stabbed.

Date
1944-03-17/1944-03-18
Victim count
at least 97
Perpetrators according to the sources
Ukrainian nationalist formations, as described in the cited IPN investigation
Location
Tarnoszyn · Lublin Voivodeship
Country
Poland
Historical region
Lublin region
Map location
Approximate point for the historical locality, ~1.5 km

Sources

Important limitation: This record concerns a specific event and formations named by the sources; it does not assign collective responsibility to the Ukrainian nation.

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