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Commemoration Of Polish Victims Of Ukrainian Genocide

People stand by a monument at Rakowicki Cemetery commemoratng Polish victims of Ukrainian genocide commited in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia during the Second World War. Krakow, Poland on July 11, 2022. The massacres of Poles were carried out in German-occupied Poland from 1943 to 1945 by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or the UPA, with the support of parts of the local Ukrainian population. The peak of the massacres took place in July and August 1943. Most of the victims were women and children.nThe UPA's actions resulted in between 50,000 and 100,000 deaths. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#8529624
Date Taken	11 July 2022
Location	N/A
Photographer	Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto

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