What the records say
- When
- 21 Apr 1944 – 25 Apr 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.26° N, 26.10° E
- Description
- 1944 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Gurby
The Battle of Gurby, according to the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the largest battle that took place 21–25 April 1944 near the village of Gurby in the south of Zdolbuniv Raion, between the USSR NKVD troops and UPA forces. It ended with breakthrough of Ukrainian fighters from the encirclement. The number of military and civilian casualties is not precisely known.
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