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| '''Ukrainian Insurgent Army''' (] ''Ukrainska Povstanska Armiya'', '''UPA''') was a ] army formed on ], ], in ]. The UPA was the ] branch of the ]. The main goal of the UPA was an independent ]. Its leader was ]. | '''Ukrainian Insurgent Army''' (] ''Ukrainska Povstanska Armiya'', '''UPA''') was a ] army formed on ], ], in ]. The UPA was the ] branch of the ]. The main goal of the UPA was an independent ]. Its leader was ]. | ||
| The UPA strove to remove Poles from the areas it regarded as indigenously Ukrainian. In the opinion of |
The UPA strove to remove Poles from the areas it regarded as indigenously Ukrainian. In the opinion of some historians, the goal pursued by the Ukrainian guerrillas was to destroy the ] ethnic group in these areas. Some estimates of the death toll have been as high as 400,000 (see ] for more details). | ||
| On the other hand, it is seen as a response to the actions of Polish government (pre-war) and ], whose goal was in turn to destroy the ] ethnic group in the same areas, only Poles regarded them as indigenously Polish. While both sides claim to be innocent, the actions of extremist wings of both parties could be categorized legally as ]. | |||
| ⚫ | The UPA fought against the following military forces present in the area: Polish ] |
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| ⚫ | The UPA fought against the following military forces present in the area: Polish ], Soviet ] and German ] alike, although OUN was allied with Germans until Jun 30, 1941. After the ] ended, the ] units of UPA continued the fight against the ] until early 1950's, especially in the mountainous regions of the ]. | ||
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Ukrainian Insurgent Army (Ukrainian Ukrainska Povstanska Armiya, UPA) was a guerilla army formed on October 14, 1942, in Volhynia. The UPA was the military branch of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. The main goal of the UPA was an independent Ukraine. Its leader was Roman Shukhevych.
The UPA strove to remove Poles from the areas it regarded as indigenously Ukrainian. In the opinion of some historians, the goal pursued by the Ukrainian guerrillas was to destroy the Polish ethnic group in these areas. Some estimates of the death toll have been as high as 400,000 (see Massacre of Poles in Volhynia for more details).
On the other hand, it is seen as a response to the actions of Polish government (pre-war) and Armia Krajowa, whose goal was in turn to destroy the Ukrainian ethnic group in the same areas, only Poles regarded them as indigenously Polish. While both sides claim to be innocent, the actions of extremist wings of both parties could be categorized legally as genocide.
The UPA fought against the following military forces present in the area: Polish Armia Krajowa, Soviet Red Army and German Wehrmacht alike, although OUN was allied with Germans until Jun 30, 1941. After the World War II ended, the partisan units of UPA continued the fight against the Soviet Union until early 1950's, especially in the mountainous regions of the Carpathians.
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