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Volume 15. Kostiantyn Himmelraikh. Memoirs of the Commander of the «UPA-East» Special Task Unit

Editor in Chief IE. Shtendera
Co-editor in Chief P.J. Potichnyj
Author K. Himmel'raikh
Editor(s) IE. Shtendera
Publication Year 1987
ISBN (Canada) 0-920092-14-4
Pages Count 266
Hard Copy Price $35 USD
Summary

The author, a native of Kyiv, recounts his experiences beginning with the outbreak of the war in 1941, continuing with his release from the UPA, and ending with the author’s preparations to depart for the West in 1945: his mobilization into the Red Army, German captivity, occupied Kyiv, the underground activity of the OUN(M), commander of an UPA unit (OUN-(M)) in the Carpathian Mountains, UPA officers’ school, activity in the Podillia region, and his stint as commander of the «UPA-East» Special Task Unit. Toronto, 1987. Hardcover: 266 pp. Illustrations.