Chłaniów

Chłaniów [ˈxwaɲuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żółkiewka, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Żółkiewka, 28 km (17 mi) south-west of Krasnystaw, and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

Chłaniów
Village
Chłaniów
Coordinates: 50°50′N 22°53′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyKrasnystaw
GminaŻółkiewka

On July 23, 1944, as revenge for the killing of an SS officer, the village of Chłaniów, together with nearby Władysławin, was burned down by the Ukrainian Self-Defense Legion. Overall, 44 residents died in the two villages.[1] One of the officers ordering the attack was allegedly Michael Karkoc, who lived openly in Minnesota, USA until his death in 2019. [2]

References

  1. Grzegorz Motyka, Dywizja "SS-Galizien" ("Hałyczyna") in Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość, nr 1/2002, Warsaw 2002, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, ISSN 1427-7476, p. 116
  2. http://www.startribune.com/local/232322631.html%5B%5D


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