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'''Massacre of Brzostowica Małaa''' occurred on [[September 18]], [[1939]], during the [[Polish September Campaign]], in the village of [[Malaya Byerastavitsa]]. It was a mass murder of Polish inhabitants of the village took place there, organized by pro-[[communist]] members of non-Polish minorities.<ref name="IPN">{{pl icon}} [[Instytut Pamięci Narodowej]], [http://www.ipn.gov.pl/wai/pl/18/3068/ PRZEGLĄD MEDIÓW] 24 February 2005.</ref> The event, first described in the [[Nasz Dziennik]] newspaper, has been investigated by the Polish [[Institute of National Remembrance]] in 2005.<ref name="IPN"/> The institute has determined that the massacre indeed occurr and fell within its [[communist crime]] jurisdiction, but due to the fact that all 16 witnesses were only second-hand, most of the details cannot be confirmed with full certainty.<ref name="IPN"/> |
'''Massacre of Brzostowica Małaa''' occurred on [[September 18]], [[1939]], during the [[Polish September Campaign]], in the village of [[Malaya Byerastavitsa]]. It was a mass murder of Polish inhabitants of the village took place there, organized by pro-[[communist]] members of non-Polish minorities.<ref name="IPN">{{pl icon}} [[Instytut Pamięci Narodowej]], [http://www.ipn.gov.pl/wai/pl/18/3068/ PRZEGLĄD MEDIÓW] 24 February 2005.</ref> The event, first described in the [[Nasz Dziennik]] newspaper, has been investigated by the Polish [[Institute of National Remembrance]] in 2005.<ref name="IPN"/> The institute has determined that the massacre indeed occurr and fell within its [[communist crime]] jurisdiction, but due to the fact that all 16 witnesses were only second-hand, most of the details cannot be confirmed with full certainty.<ref name="IPN"/> |
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The witnesses interviewed by the newspaper and later, by the Institute, claimed that some 50 [[Poles]] were massacred on that day. Among those killed were members of the [[szlachta]] family of Wolkowicki, including [[Count]] Antoni Wolkowicki, his wife and his mother. All persons killed were Polish, which gives the event a racially-motivated profile. The murders were carried by pro-Communist groups, primarily of Jewish and Belorussian ethnicity, inspired by the [[Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)|Soviet invasion of Poland]], which had taken place a day before. Units of the [[Polish Army]] had left the village before September 18, 1939, and the [[Red Army]] had not reached the place yet. It has been established that the leader of the murderers was a local Jewish man named Zak (Ajzik) Motyl, who founded the "[[Revolution]]ary Committee of Brzostowica Wielka". Its members wore armbands with [[red star]]s and were armed with blades and axes. The murderers were praised by the [[Soviets]], Zak Motyl became president of the local government.<ref>Mark Paul, http://www.electronicmuseum.ca/Poland-WW2/ethnic_minorities_occupation/jews_5.html NEIGHBOURS ON THE EVE |
The witnesses interviewed by the newspaper and later, by the Institute, claimed that some 50 [[Poles]] were massacred on that day. Among those killed were members of the [[szlachta]] family of Wolkowicki, including [[Count]] Antoni Wolkowicki, his wife and his mother. All persons killed were Polish, which gives the event a racially-motivated profile. The murders were carried by pro-Communist groups, primarily of Jewish and Belorussian ethnicity, inspired by the [[Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)|Soviet invasion of Poland]], which had taken place a day before. Units of the [[Polish Army]] had left the village before September 18, 1939, and the [[Red Army]] had not reached the place yet. It has been established that the leader of the murderers was a local Jewish man named Zak (Ajzik) Motyl, who founded the "[[Revolution]]ary Committee of Brzostowica Wielka". Its members wore armbands with [[red star]]s and were armed with blades and axes. The murderers were praised by the [[Soviets]], Zak Motyl became president of the local government.<ref>Mark Paul, [http://www.electronicmuseum.ca/Poland-WW2/ethnic_minorities_occupation/jews_5.html NEIGHBOURS ON THE EVE |
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Massacre of Brzostowica Małaa occurred on September 18, 1939, during the Polish September Campaign, in the village of Malaya Byerastavitsa. It was a mass murder of Polish inhabitants of the village took place there, organized by pro-communist members of non-Polish minorities.[1] The event, first described in the Nasz Dziennik newspaper, has been investigated by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance in 2005.[1] The institute has determined that the massacre indeed occurr and fell within its communist crime jurisdiction, but due to the fact that all 16 witnesses were only second-hand, most of the details cannot be confirmed with full certainty.[1]
The witnesses interviewed by the newspaper and later, by the Institute, claimed that some 50 Poles were massacred on that day. Among those killed were members of the szlachta family of Wolkowicki, including Count Antoni Wolkowicki, his wife and his mother. All persons killed were Polish, which gives the event a racially-motivated profile. The murders were carried by pro-Communist groups, primarily of Jewish and Belorussian ethnicity, inspired by the Soviet invasion of Poland, which had taken place a day before. Units of the Polish Army had left the village before September 18, 1939, and the Red Army had not reached the place yet. It has been established that the leader of the murderers was a local Jewish man named Zak (Ajzik) Motyl, who founded the "Revolutionary Committee of Brzostowica Wielka". Its members wore armbands with red stars and were armed with blades and axes. The murderers were praised by the Soviets, Zak Motyl became president of the local government.[2]
Sources
- ^ a b c Template:Pl icon Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, PRZEGLĄD MEDIÓW 24 February 2005.
- ^ Mark Paul, [http://www.electronicmuseum.ca/Poland-WW2/ethnic_minorities_occupation/jews_5.html NEIGHBOURS ON THE EVE OF THE HOLOCAUST: POLISH-JEWISH RELATIONS IN SOVIET-OCCUPIED EASTERN POLAND, 1939-1941]