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- When
- 1943 – 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.66° N, 24.82° E
- Description
- 1943–1944 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Defence of Wicyń
The Defense of Wicyń fighting by Polish self-defense forces based on the structures of the Home Army in the village of Wicyń, in Zolochiv County, against units of the UPA, ending with the repulse of Ukrainian attacks. The self-defense outpost in Wicyń, which provided shelter to up to 5,000 Poles, survived until the end of the German occupation despite a pacification carried out by the Germans on 25 April 1944.
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