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Przebraże Defence

Przebraże Defence was a battle fought on 4 July 1943 at Haiove, in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 3 months. The recorded result: Polish victory.

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Ośrodki samoobrony w województwie wołyńskim w 1943
Ośrodki samoobrony w województwie wołyńskim w 1943. Lonio17, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 July 1943lasted 3 months
WhereHaiove, Ukraine50.906N, 25.556E
OutcomePolish victory
Belligerents23px|border|link Ukrainian Insurgent Armyagainst24px|border|link Polish Self–Defense; 24px|border|link Home Army; 27px|border|link Soviet partisans
Casualties and losses400 killed and wounded; 40 capturedandUnknown; 10 killed (on 5 of July)

Record

Date4 July 1943
to 15 October 1943
PlaceHaiove, Ukraine
50.906N, 25.556E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength4–5 July: 1,000 men; 31 July: 3,500 men; 30–31 August: 6,000 men; 15 October: Unknown4–5 July: 500 men; 31 July: Unknown; 30–31 August: 1,467–1,667 men; 15 October: Unknown
Casualties and losses400 killed and wounded; 40 capturedUnknown; 10 killed (on 5 of July); 550 Polish civilians were murdered
Commanders
  • Dmytro Klyachkivsky
  • Ludwik Malinowski (resistance fighter)
  • Henryk Cybulski
Przebraże DefencePrzebraże DefenceDefense of Huta Stepańska and WyrkaBattle of KostiuchnówkaBattle of RivneBattle of BerestechkoBattle of RadovychiBattle of KostiuchnówkaBattle of RivneBattle of BerestechkoBattle of RadovychiLvivBrestLutsk100 km50.906N, 25.556E
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Elsewhere in 1943

Przebraże Defence is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2065606, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Defense of Przebraże, revision 1384381513, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.