O. Ponypaliak, Ph.D. student

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/1728-2640.2016.128.1.11


THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ACTIVITIES THE SCHOOL OF MILITARY OFFICERS OF THE UKRAINIAN INSURGENT ARMY (AUGUST 1943 – JANUARY 1944)

The article explores the history of training officers and commanders of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UIA) in the military officer school. The author researched the creation and activities of the first commander schools UIA in Volyn region (the North-Western part of Ukraine) from August 1943 to January 1944. The author reviewed the character direction and working conditions of officer school under the code name "Druzhynnyky" and "Lisovi Сhorty". The author researched the historiography of the subject and the source base issues; analyzed the conditions, circumstances and the main reasons for establishment officers schools in UIA; studied personal biography military commanders of this field schools – Lev Chrysko ("Horyn", "Chris"), Vasyl Brylevskyi ("Borovyi") etc. In the work is given research training materials, literature, and instructions for the cadets and teachers of the military commander schools UIA. In general, the author studied the activities of the UPA officers' school in one of the first period of struggle Ukrainian liberation movement.

Keywords: Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, OUN, Ukrainian Insurgent Army, UIA, officers, officers training, officers school of the UIA, "Druzhynnyky", "Lisovi Chorty".

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