Mołożów massacre
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| Mołożów massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Polish-Ukrainian ethnic conflict | |
| Location | Mołożów, Lublin Voivodeship |
| Date | May 6, 1943 |
| Target | Ukrainian citizens living in Mołożów and Strzelce |
| Deaths | 54 Ukrainian citizens killed (according to the OUN) |
| Injured | 10 citizens |
| Perpetrator | Kedyw unit |
No. of participants | Around 80 Polish Kedyw members |
| Motive | Retaliation for the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia |
The Mołożów massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Mołożowie; Ukrainian: Різанина в Моложеві) was a massacre of Ukrainian civilians in Poland, by members of the Polish Home Army "Kedyw" unit on May 6, 1943.
On 6 May 1943, a Kedyw unit estimated at approximately 80 fighters according to German intelligence reports attacked Mołożów and the nearby village of Strzelce.[1] The assault resulted in widespread destruction and civilian casualties.
German reports documented three villagers killed by shooting, several wounded, six people burned to death, and seven severely burned. The attackers set fire to approximately 60 households and destroyed livestock, including 29 cattle, 15 horses, and 34 pigs. OUN reported 54 fatalities in both villages combined, predominantly men, with some women among the dead, and confirm the destruction of 59 households.[2]