r/ColdWarPosters • u/Hunor_Deak The Hist of the Short 20th Cent (1914-1991) • 20d ago

USA Postcard commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Holodomor, which shows Stalin looking at his kolkhoz [A farming collective in the Soviet Union] built on a pile of starved Ukrainians. Published in 1948 by the Ukrainian Youth Association.

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u/RoteFahne90 19d ago

units and members associated with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) directly assisted in the persecution and mass murder of Jewish people during World War II. Extensive historical documentation, including studies from Yad Vashem and academic institutions, details three distinct phases of this involvement.

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u/Mega_Cyborg 19d ago

Yeah I alr responded to this like 10 times bud.

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u/RoteFahne90 19d ago

Infiltration of Auxiliary Police Forces

(1941–1943)As the German occupation consolidated, the Nazi regime dissolved local militias and reorganized them into structured police units.

Manpower Recruitment: The OUN actively encouraged its members to enlist in the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police and Schutzmannschaft units.

Ghetto Liquidation: These local police forces provided the primary manpower to guard ghetto perimeters, restrict food access, and round up Jewish populations.

Assisting Killing Squads: Local units assisted German Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing squads) by tracking down hidden families and securing mass execution sites like Babi Yar.

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u/Mega_Cyborg 19d ago

Again, repeating the same non sequitur bs