Germans in the UPA guerilla movement

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Were there any action reports of German soldiers fighting alongside with the UPA guerilla movement. The Germans came from stragglers or escape German POWs. There Germans in the UPA were still fighting even after the German surrender of May 1945. Correct me if I'm wrong but does the UPA had aircraft of its own?

Edward L. Hsiao

[Eugen Pinak]

Were there any action reports of German soldiers fighting alongside with the UPA guerilla movement. The Germans came from stragglers or escape German POWs. There Germans in the UPA were still fighting even after the German surrender of May 1945.

Different nationalities fought in UPA, but I can't remember any Germans among them.

Correct me if I'm wrong but does the UPA had aircraft of its own?

I've heard stories about 3 aircraft.

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Just in case if you don't know what UPA stands for,it stands for Ukrainian Partisan Army. This Army was armed mainly with captured Soviet weapons. The that the UPA had captured were Soviet too.

Edward L. Hsiao

[Edward L. Hsiao]

The 'that' UPA had captured were Soviet aircraft.

[Sid Guttridge]

Hi Edward,

What Soviet aircraft, when and where?

What is your source?

I can find reference to one Po-2 in unknown condition taken back by the Red Army in 1944. The same source says of aircraft, ".....no OUN/UPA documents noted the usage of such equipment."

However, for your titillation, in the winter of 1938-39 the Sic Guard in Ruthenia did try to form an air force. From memory, it had five pilots in training but only two cars and no aircraft.

Cheers,

Sid.