Sufczyna Massacre

Sufczyna Massacre
Part of Polish-Ukrainian ethnic conflict
LocationSufczyna, Bircza, Przemyśl County, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates49°31′00″N 22°48′00″E / 49.5167°N 22.8000°E / 49.5167; 22.8000
Date5 October 1945
TargetUkrainians
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths18
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrator Home Army
Peasant Battalions
MotiveRetaliation for earlier attacks

On 5 October, 1945, Polish forces attacked the village of Sufczyna, located near Bircza in Przemyśl County, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland, killing 18 Ukrainian civilians. The event was part of a larger series of retaliatory attacks by Polish forces against Ukrainian civilians in the region.