Vasyl Meleshko

Vasyl Andriyovych Meleshko
Nickname(s)Executioner of Khatyn
Born(1917-04-26)April 26, 1917
Nyzhni Sirohozy, Taurida, Russian Empire
(now Ukraine)
Died1975 (aged 57–58)
Pishchalauski Castle, Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union (1938–1941)
 Nazi Germany (1941–1944)
 France (1944–1945)
Service / branchSoviet Union Infantry
Nazi Germany Schutzmannschaft, grenadiers
Free France Partisans
France Legionaries
Years of service1938–1945
RankSoviet Union Junior lieutenant
Nazi Germany Untersturmführer
Free France Lieutenant
France ?
UnitSoviet Union 67th Rifle Division
Nazi Germany Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118
30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS
Free France 2nd Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Battalion
France 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion
CommandsSoviet Union Machine-gun Platoon
Nazi Germany Police Platoon
Free France ?
France ?
Battles / wars
Awardsdeprived of all awards
Spouse(s)Nikol Meleshko
Other workagronomist

Vasyl Andriyovych Meleshko (Ukrainian: Василь Андрійович Мелешко, April 26, 1917 – 1975) was a Ukrainian war criminal who participated in the Khatyn massacre.[1]

  1. ^ "Belarus Marks 75th Anniversary Of Khatyn Tragedy. 5 Facts You Should Know". BelarusFeed. 2018-03-22. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

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