Kortelisy

Kortelisy is a village in Ukraine which was destroyed on September 23, 1942, by Germany during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Almost the entire population of Kortelisy, then amounting to 2,892 people, were killed by the German forces.[1][2] The Nazis were assisted by local Ukrainian police.[3]

Kortelisy
Village
Flag of Kortelisy
Flag
Coat of arms of Kortelisy
Coat of arms
Kortelisy is located in Ukraine
Kortelisy
Kortelisy
Coordinates: 51°51′9″N 24°25′49.08″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Volyn
RaionRatne
Destruction22 September 1941

The village had since been rebuilt.

An artwork by Michael Antonyuk in honour of the massacre.

Less well-known are reports that the German Army destroyed a total of 459 villages in Ukraine, killing many or all of their residents.[4][5]

References
  1. TLV-01, von (2012-09-22). "Nach dem Massaker weinte der Himmel". haGalil (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. TLV-01, von (2012-10-14). "Ganz normale Männer". haGalil (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. Ivan Katchanovski (2015). "Terrorists or national heroes? Politics and perceptions of the OUN and the UPA in Ukraine". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 48 (2–3): 217–228. doi:10.1016/j.postcomstud.2015.06.006.
  4. Vogels, Fred (2 September 1942). "Kortelisy its entire population of 2,892 men put to death". Back to Normandy. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. "World War II in Ukraine: Kortelisy (Ukraine), Lidice (Czechoslovakia) & Oradour-sur-Glane (France): Razed Villages". 2012-02-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  • World War II in Ukraine: Kortelisy (Ukraine), Lidice (Czechoslovakia) & Oradour-sur-Glane (France): Razed Villages.
  • : The Kortelisy Massacre


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