Yevhen Pobihushchyi-Ren
Ukrainian military commander and Axis collaborator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovych and the family name is Pobihushchyi.
Yevhen Pavlovych Pobihushchyi-Ren[lower-alpha 1] (né Pobihushchyi;[lower-alpha 2] 15 November 1901 – 28 May 1995) was a Ukrainian military commander and Axis collaborator who served as commander of the Roland Battalion and Schutzmannschaft Battalion 201, and as one of the commanders of 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician).
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Native name | Євген Побігущий |
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Born | (1901-11-15)15 November 1901 Postolivka [uk], Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) |
Died | 28 May 1995(1995-05-28) (aged 93) Haar, Bavaria, Germany |
Buried | (48.102778°N 11.493611°E / 48.102778; 11.493611) |
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Rank | Major |
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Awards | Order of St. Sylvester |
Alma mater | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
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