Hurby massacre
 Monument in memory of the Polish victims of Volhynian massacre including Hurby, Warsaw | |
| Date | 2 June 1943 |
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| Location | Hurby, German-occupied Poland, present-day Ukraine |
| Type | genocide |
| Participants | Ukrainian Insurgent Army, SKW |
| Deaths | c. 250 |
Hurby massacre - massacre committed on June 2, 1943 on the Polish population of village Hurby (Гурби) by the troops of UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) and SKW (Samoobronni Kuszczowi Widdiły), during the Volhynian massacre.The village Hurby is located in the district Zdobłunowski of Volyn province (Острозький повіт). As a result of the attack were killed about 250 Poles. The event was confirmed in an appeal commander of the UPA in Volyn Dmytro Klyachkivsky of June 1943. In which he admitted that the UPA "go up in smoke," this village..
Eyewitness relations
- Irena Gajowczyk relation. [1]
See also
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia