Coordinates: 50°50′N 22°53′E / 50.833°N 22.883°E / 50.833; 22.883

Chłaniów

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Chłaniów
Village
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Church of Saint Matthew
Chłaniów is located in Poland
Chłaniów
Chłaniów
Coordinates: 50°50′N 22°53′E / 50.833°N 22.883°E / 50.833; 22.883
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyKrasnystaw
GminaŻółkiewka

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.

On 23 July 1944, as revenge for the killing by Polish partisans of an SS officer[citation needed], 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 Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, nr 1/2002, Warsaw 2002, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, ISSN 1427-7476, p. 116
  2. ^ "APNewsBreak: German prosecutor recommending murder charges in Minnesota Nazi-led unit case | Star Tribune". www.startribune.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.


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