Pawłokoma massacre
1945 WWII massacre of Ukrainians by Polish forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pawłokoma massacre was a massacre on 3 March 1945 of Ukrainians by Polish forces in the village of Pawłokoma 40 km (25 mi) west of Przemyśl. The Polish post Home Army (AK) unit was commanded by Lt. Józef Biss and aided by Polish men from surrounding villages; the atrocities committed were an act of reprisal to similar, though en masse, attacks carried out on Polish villagers by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.[1] Between 150[2] and 500 people were executed.[3]