Mass executions and violence led to the death of 30,000 Ukrainians and between 70,000 and 100,000 Poles between February 1943 and July 1944.

[2] The Polish troops commanded by Lt. Józef Biss herded the Ukrainian villagers to the local church where they were shot.

[3] In 1947, the Soviet-installed Polish communist government launched Operation Vistula that deported Ukrainian residents of the area en masse.

Propaganda in schools depicted Ukrainians as traitors, fascists, and "natural enemies" of Poles.

[2][3] During Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko's visit to Poland in May 2006, a monument in memory for 366 victims was dedicated in the village.