Pomoc ukraińskich organizacji społecznych dla jeńców i internowanych ukraińskich z Galicji Wschodniej w polskiej niewoli (1918–1921)
The Assistance of Ukrainian Social Organisations to Ukrainian Prisoners of War and Internees from Eastern Galicia in Polish Captivity (1918-1921)

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the activities of Ukrainian social organisations from Eastern Galicia in providing assistance to Ukrainian prisoners of war and internees from this region who were in Polish prisoner-of-war camps between 1918 and 1921. During the period in question, those in captivity were in a difficult food and material situation and the Polish military authorities were unable to address it in an effective manner. The activities of the Ukrainian Civic Committee in Lviv and the Samaritan Aid in Przemyśl provided a large – and often the only – support to help Ukrainians survive the period of captivity. Both organisations mostly supported them by sending food and clothing; on top of that, in 1920, they also provided financial aid and the arranged for train tickets for those returning home. The actions of the women of Przemyśl deserve a special mention as they used to provide assistance in the Pikulice camp during the most difficult period of the typhoid and dysentery epidemic in the winter of 1919.

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