Volhynia 1943 - Polish remembrance song translated - org. Wołyń 1943 by Lech Makowiecki

taken from Let’s start with wikipedia entry: The massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia (Polish: rzeź wołyńska, literally: Volhynian slaughter; Ukrainian: Волинська трагедія, Volyn tragedy), were carried out in German-occupied Poland by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or the UPA, with the support of parts of the local Ukrainian population against the Polish minority from 1943 to 1945. The peak of the massacres took place in July and August 1943. Most of the victims were women and children. The UPA’s actions resulted in between 50,000 and 100,000 deaths. I wanted to give a lengthy explanation of the events here, but i don’t think I’m qualified enough. I believe in Ukraine it’s taught the murders were not ethnic cleansings but more of fights between two armed forces, or retaliatory action against Poles. As i see it, OUN - UPA forces conducted brutal and inhumane murders on civilians. The