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Ivan Litvinchuk
Ivan Litvinchuk (pseudonym: ''Dubovyi''; [Ivan Samiilovych Lytvynchuk], ; 21 August 1920 - 19 January 1951) was a commander of the military district of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), a war criminal, and a Major (rank), Major. He is believed to have been one of the organizers and initiators of the Volhynian massacre, recognized as a genocide. His units were among the first in Volhynia to begin the extermination of Poles. Biography He was born in 1920 in Derman Druha, Volhynia, into a family of an Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox priest (according to other researchers, he was born in Biskupice Ruskie). He studied at the Volhynian Orthodox Theological Academy in Kremenets. Between 1937 and 1939, he was imprisoned by Polish authorities for underground activities in the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, OUN. In 1943, he organized UPA units in northeastern Volhynia and became the commander of the II WO Zahrawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an Colonel (title), honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Holy See, Vatican, colonel is the highest Military rank, rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called Captain (naval), captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
