Czortków uprising
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The Czortków uprising (Polish: Powstanie Czortkowskie) was a failed attempt at resisting Soviet state repressions by the young anti-Soviet Poles most of whom were prewar students from the local high school. The uprising took place in the Soviet-occupied Polish town of Czortków (now Chortkiv, Ukraine) during World War II. The insurgents attempted to storm the local Red Army barracks and a prison in order to release Polish soldiers incarcerated there. The attack occurred on the night of January 21–22, 1940. It was the first Polish civilian uprising against the Nazi-Soviet occupation of Poland.[1][2]
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Czortków uprising | |||||||
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Part of the Occupation of Poland | |||||||
Insurgency headquarters at the Wasilewski family home, Grunwaldzka 6 Street, Czortków | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anti-soviet Polish students | Soviet Union | ||||||
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100 to 250 insurgents | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 KIA, several wounded, around 150 taken prisoner in the following days, out of which 24 were executed. | Three KIA |
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