Vladimir Katriuk
Wladimir Katriuk (born October 1, 1921 in Luschany , near Chernivtsi ; † May 2015 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield , Québec , Canada ) was a native of the Ukraine and most recently a Canadian citizen. The Simon Wiesenthal Center assumes that he was an active participant in the so-called Chatyn massacre during the Second World War . In 2012 and 2013, the center ranked him 3 of the 10 most wanted war criminals of the Second World War.
In 2012 a scientific investigation was published, based mainly on no longer secret documents from the USSR that Katriuk was involved in the 1943 massacre. The investigation into Holocaust and Genocide Studies prompted a number of Jewish organizations to call on the Canadian government in 2012 to reopen the Vladimir Katriuk case. He came to Canada in 1951 and has lived as a beekeeper southwest of Montreal since 1959 . In 2007, Canada decided to reassess its citizenship given its past.
As early as 1997, a private investigation had shown that 161 wanted Nazi war criminals could be located in Canada with the help of telephone directories alone.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sam Roberts: Vladimir Katriuk, Accused of War Crimes, Is Dead at 93. In: The New York Times , May 29, 2015 (accessed May 30, 2015).
- ↑ Accused Nazi living as Quebec beekeeper (Engl.) , Toronto Star , ( Alleged Nazi living as Quebec beekeeper. )
- ↑ Canadian participated in 1943 massacre in Nazi-occupied village: documents , National Post, April 24, 2012
- ↑ April 26, 2012, engl. National Post
- ↑ 161 War Criminals in Canada , Der Neue Mahnruf , No. 6, 1997, p. 11.
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| SURNAME | Katriuk, Vladimir |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Katriuk, Vladimir; Katriuk, Volodymyr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | suspected war criminal in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luzhany , Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2015 |
| Place of death | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield , Quebec , Canada |