Battle of Mieniany
Part of World War 2
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The Battle of Mieniany (Polish: Bitwa pod Mienianami, Ukrainian: Бій під Мінянами; 15 August 1943) was fought between the Battalion “Ryś” of the Peasant Battalions and 20 AK partisans from Companies “Pogoń” and “Grażyna” of the Home Army under the command of Stanisław Basaj and Stefan Kwaśniewski against the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police in the Hrubieszów County of the Lublin Voivodeship.[3]
| Battle of Mieniany | |||||||
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| Part of during the Polish–Ukrainian ethnic conflict in the World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Peasant Battalions  Home Army |
 Ukrainian Auxiliary Police | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Stanisław Basaj Stefan Kwaśniewski | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 1 wounded | 4–8 killed[1][2] | ||||||
Background
Battle
Aftermath
When the action was over, the unit withdrew to the designated assembly point by the chapel. However, during the march, there was another exchange of fire - this time from the Pogonia unit, the covering unit for this action, which mistakenly opened fire in the direction of the partisans. After the situation was clarified and the firing ceased, the troops safely reached the chapel.[4]