Piskorowice [pʲiskɔrɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (Ukrainian: Пискоровичі, Pyskorovychi) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leżajsk, within Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Leżajsk and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
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Coordinates: 50°14′7″N 22°31′44″E | |
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Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
County | Leżajsk |
Gmina | Gmina Leżajsk |
In Piskorowice and outlying villages a massacre of between 160 - 400 [2] ethnic Ukrainians led by members of the National Military Organization of the "Wolyniak" group, aided by Polish civilians, took place on April 16, 1945 [3] sometimes referred to as part of the wider Pawłokoma massacres. From the Polish viewpoint of that time these actions were deemed to be retaliation for the anti-Polish crimes against humanity committed by the UPA.The immediate reason of this retaliation was the massacre committed by UPA the day before in the village Wiązownica. [4]
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Massacres of Ukrainians by Polish paramilitaries in World War II | ||
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