1943-08-31 · CR-0046
Gaj and Nowy Gaj: massacre of 31 August 1943
about 500 victims according to the cited sources
The IPN record states that about 500 residents of the Polish colonies of Gaj and Nowy Gaj were killed during the morning attack.
- Date
- 1943-08-31
- Victim count
- about 500
- Perpetrators according to the sources
- Banderite formations, as described by the IPN record
- Location
- former colony area in Volyn Oblast · Volyn Oblast
- Country
- Ukraine
- Historical region
- Volhynia
- Map location
- Approximate point for the historical locality, ~1.5 km
Sources
- Zbrodnia w Gaju i Nowym Gaju 31 sierpnia 1943 r., zbrodniawolynska.pl (IPN project)
- zbrodniawolynska.pl source-map record, zbrodniawolynska.pl (IPN project)
Important limitation: This record concerns a specific event and formations named by the sources; it does not assign collective responsibility to the Ukrainian nation.