Ivan Omelianowicz-Pavlenko
Omelianowicz-Ivan Pavlenko (born 31 August 1881 in Baku; died 8 September 1962 in Chicago) was a Ukrainian general army of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[1]
Biography[]
He was a colonel of the Russian army and commander of the 8th Hussar Regiment. He was delegated to the Ukrainian Halic Army, where he became the commander of the group "Nawarija" fighting near Lviv during the Polish-Ukrainian War. After the conclusion of an alliance between the Polish and Ukrainian People's Republic, he was commander of the Independent Cavalry Division. He was responsible for the victory of the Battle of Sidorov.
During World War II, he cooperated with Nazi Germany. In 1941 he became commander of the 109th Schutzmannschaft Battalion.
He died in exile, buried in Bound Brooke Cemetery.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". storinka-m.kiev.ua. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Ukrainian military officers
- 1881 births
- 1962 deaths
- Generals of the Ukrainian People's Republic
- Ukrainian collaborators with Nazi Germany