Liberation of Kiev
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Liberation of Kiev
The Ukrainian battalion Nachtigall was formed by Stepan Bandera (1909-1959), a very controversial figure in Ukrainian history. He was a Ukrainian nationalist who in June 1941 proclaimed independence for Ukraine. During 1941-44, he was presumably imprisoned at Sachsenhausen concentration camp for this declaration of independence, since it wasn't approved by the German command. Released in 1944 he continued to work with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists at its headquarters in Germany, which now supported Bandera and the OUN in their struggle against the Soviet advance. In 1959 he was found dead at his house in Munich. It is understood now that his death was organized by Soviet intelligence. Bandera and his battalions (Nachtigall and Roland) were accused of anti-Semitism, pogroms, and mass murders of Jews and Communists in Western Ukraine.
Liberation of Kiev