Pavlo Shandruk
| Pavlo Shandruk Павло Шандрук |
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Pavlo Shandruk 1920
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| Born | February 28, 1889 Borsuky, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 15, 1979 Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire(1911 - 1917)  Ukrainian National Republic(1917 - 1920)  Second Polish Republic(1936 - 1939) Ukrainian National Committee(1945) |
| Service/branch |
Imperial Russian Army Polish Army Ukrainian National Army |
| Years of service | 1911 - 1920; 1936 - 1939; 1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Unit | 232nd Reserve Regiment |
| Commands held | Ukrainian National Army |
| Battles/wars |
First World War |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari Cross |
First World War
Ukrainian–Soviet War
Pavlo Shandruk (Ukrainian: Павло Шандрук, Polish: Pawło Szandruk, February 28, 1889 in Volhynia – February 15, 1979 in Trenton, New Jersey) was a general in the army of the Ukrainian National Republic, a colonel of the Polish Army, and a prominent general of the Ukrainian National Army, a military force that fought against the Soviets under German command at the close of World War II.
Shandruk was born in the village of Borsuky, near Kremenets in the Volhynia Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine). He completed his studies in 1911 at the Nizhyn Institute majoring in history and languages and later underwent post graduate studies at the Alexandrovsk Military Academy in Moscow.
In the First World War Shandruk was the commander of the IIIrd Battalion of the 232nd Reserve Infantry Regiment of the Russian Imperial Army. With the outbreak of the Russian Revolution he joined the Ukrainian National Republic in its struggle against both White and Red Russian forces. He was successively in command of the Zaporozhian Independent Rifle Battalion, the 9th Infantry Regiment and the 1st Recruit Regiment of the Ukrainian National Republic forces. After the reorganization of the army in 1920, he led the 4th Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division. After the failed Kiev Offensive and the subsequent collapse of the Ukrainian National republic, he was interned in Kalisz, Poland together with the remaining Ukrainian soldiers. He testified for Symon Petliura at Schwartzbard trial along with Mykola Shapoval, and Oleksandr Shulhin.
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