Maksym Skorupsky
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Maksym Skorupsky ' onMouseout='HidePop("23274")' href="/topics/Pseudonym">pseudonym
Maks) (November 12, 1912 — December 11, 1985) was a Ukrainian
military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
region, now Ternopil oblast
, Ukraine
. He studied at the Lviv University
before his studies were terminated and he was called up for military service in the Polish Army.
Skorupsky was not a member of OUN, but was a supporter of Andriy Melnyk
.
He was an officer in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army UIA
known under the name “Maks” in UIA-South. In 1943 he operated in area south of Rivne
in the Military group (division) “Bohun”. On May 3, he participated in the assault on Polish village Kuty
during the massacres of Poles in Volhynia
. At least 53 Poles were killed.
On February 29, 1944 Skorupsky took part in the attack on Nikolai Vatutin a battle near the village of Myliatyn against the group SMERSH
.
12 March 1944 kurin of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army under his command mourdered Poles
in Pidkamin
. Estimates of victims include 150 and more than 250.
Skorupsky took part in the Battle at Hurby, from April 21–25, 1944 against soldiers of the NKVD
, which was a tactical win for the NKVD. After the battle the NKVD burned down the villages of Hurby and Antonivets.
In 1944 he emigrated to Austria
and from there in 1948 to the United States
where he settled in New Jersey. Died in Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Skorulsky is known for numerous published articles of reminiscenses regarding his activities in the UIA and his book of memoirs "Туди, де бiй за волю" ("There, where there is a battle for freedom")
Pseudonym
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Maks) (November 12, 1912 — December 11, 1985) was a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
Biography
Born in the village of Antonivets, KremenetsKremenets
Kremenets is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion , and rests 18 km north-east of the great Pochayiv Monastery...
region, now Ternopil oblast
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. He studied at the Lviv University
Lviv University
The Lviv University or officially the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is the oldest continuously operating university in Ukraine...
before his studies were terminated and he was called up for military service in the Polish Army.
Skorupsky was not a member of OUN, but was a supporter of Andriy Melnyk
Andriy Melnyk
Andriy Melnyk , Ukrainian military and political leader.-Life:Born near Drohobych, Galicia into a peasant family. Between 1912 and 1914 he studied at the Higher School of Agriculture in Vienna...
.
He was an officer in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army UIA
UIA
UIA can refer to:* Inter-American University * Ukrainian Insurgent Army* Ukraine International Airlines* Universiti Islam Antarabangsa* Union of International Associations...
known under the name “Maks” in UIA-South. In 1943 he operated in area south of Rivne
Rivne
Rivne or Rovno is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
in the Military group (division) “Bohun”. On May 3, he participated in the assault on Polish village Kuty
Kuty (Kąty) defence
Kuty defence – was a skirmish between Polish self-defense units and Ukrainian Insurgent Army unit under commander Ivan Klymshyn and Andriy Melnyk's supporters in the village of Kuty located in Volhynia, Krzemieniec county, Shumsk commune 3 or 4 May 1943...
during the massacres of Poles in Volhynia
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia
The Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia were part of an ethnic cleansing operation carried out by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army West in the Nazi occupied regions of the Eastern Galicia , and UPA North in Volhynia , beginning in March 1943 and lasting until the end of...
. At least 53 Poles were killed.
On February 29, 1944 Skorupsky took part in the attack on Nikolai Vatutin a battle near the village of Myliatyn against the group SMERSH
SMERSH
SMERSH was the counter-intelligence agency in the Red Army formed in late 1942 or even earlier, but officially founded on April 14, 1943. The name SMERSH was coined by Joseph Stalin...
.
12 March 1944 kurin of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army under his command mourdered Poles
Pidkamin massacre
The Pidkamin massacre 12 March 1944 was the massacre of Polish civilians committed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army under the command of Maksym Skorupsky , in cooperation with a unit of the SS Freiwilligen Division "Galizien"...
in Pidkamin
Pidkamin
Pidkamin is a town in the Brody district, Lviv oblast in Ukraine. It has a population of about 2,500 and is located around SE of Brody, SW of Kremenets and NE of Zolochiv....
. Estimates of victims include 150 and more than 250.
Skorupsky took part in the Battle at Hurby, from April 21–25, 1944 against soldiers of the NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
, which was a tactical win for the NKVD. After the battle the NKVD burned down the villages of Hurby and Antonivets.
In 1944 he emigrated to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and from there in 1948 to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he settled in New Jersey. Died in Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Skorulsky is known for numerous published articles of reminiscenses regarding his activities in the UIA and his book of memoirs "Туди, де бiй за волю" ("There, where there is a battle for freedom")