Battle of Gurby
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The Battle of Gurby (Ukr. Бій під Гурбами) - according to the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the largest battle that took place from 21 to 25 April 1944 near the village of Gurby (Ukr. Гурби) in the south of Zdolbuniv Raion, between the USSR NKVD troops and UPA forces. It ended with the complete victory of the Soviet troops and the breakthrough of the remnants of Ukrainian fighters from the encirclement. The number of military and civilian casualties is not precisely known.
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Battle of Gurby | |||||||
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Part of Anti-Soviet resistance by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Soviet Union | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
5,000 partisans, 500 - 1,000 militia soldiers, 2 artillery batteries and 15 motars | 30 - 35,000 soldiers, 5-15 light tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
UPA version: 80 killed, 100 - 200 wounded, 120 POWs NKVD version: 2018 killed, 1570 POWs |
UPA version: 900 - 2000 killed, 300 - 900 wounded, 5 hited tanks NKVD version: 11 killed, 46 wounded | ||||||
Civil Casualties: 2000 civilians killed |
The battle took place during the transition of UPA units across the Soviet-German front. The defeated German troops were no longer a threat to the UPA units, so the NKVD departments were the greatest danger to the Ukrainian insurgents.