Battle of Kosmach

The Battle of Kosmach (Ukrainian: Бої під Космачем; 30 January — 5 February, 1945) was fought between the 31st, 33rd, 87th Frontier Detachments, 256th Regiment of the NKVD in the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union under the command of Aleksey Dergachev against the Armed Units “Skazheni”, “Hutsulskyi”, “Haydamaky” and “Pidkarpatskyi” of the 4th Operational Group “Hoverla” in the Western Operational Group of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army under the command of Myroslav Symsych and Pavlo Vatsyk in the Kosiv Raion of the Stanislav Oblast.[1][2]

Battle of Kosmach
Part of the Ukrainian Resistance against the Soviet Union in the World War II
Date30 January — 5 February, 1945
Location
Kosmach, Kosiv Raion, Stanislav Oblast
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Soviet Union Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Commanders and leaders
Aleksey Dergachev † Myroslav Symsych
Pavlo Vatsyk
Units involved

Ministry of the Internal Affairs

  • NKVD
    • 31st Frontier Detachment
    • 33rd Frontier Detachment
    • 87th Frontier Detachment
    • 256th Regiment

Western Operational Group

  • 4th Operational Group “Hoverla”
    • Unit “Skazheni”
    • Unit “Hutsulskyi”
    • Unit “Haydamaky”
    • Unit “Pidkarpatskyi”
Strength
500–2,000 men 1,200 men
Casualties and losses
386–450 killed
300 wounded		 6–12 killed
18 wounded

References
  1. "Battle in the village of Kosmach // Litopys UPA, volume 4 — Chornyi Lis. Book 2" (PDF). 1989.
  2. "THE BATTLE OF THE UPA WITH THE NKVD NEAR THE VILLAGE OF KOSMACH: HOW THE UKRAINIANS DESTROYED THE PUNISHMENT UNIT OF THE SOVIET AUTHORITY". 2019.
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