Petro Mirchuk
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BornJune 26, 1913
DiedMay 16, 1999 (aged 85)
OccupationWriter
Petro Mirchuk | |
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Петро Мірчук | |
 Official Auschwitz photo, 1942 | |
| Born | June 26, 1913 |
| Died | May 16, 1999 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Petro Yuriiovych Mirchuk[a] (June 26, 1913 – May 16, 1999) was a Ukrainian writer living in the United States and a leading member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Mirchuk headed the OUN's propaganda apparatus in 1939.[1] He was an activist of the Bandera faction of OUN (known as OUN-B).[2] During World War II, he was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and other concentration camps. He entered the United States as a displaced person after the war.[3] He authored several books about the OUN and UPA, and wrote the first biography of Stefan Bandera.[1]
