Petro Dyachenko
| Petro Dyachenko Петро́ Дяче́нко |
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Petro Dyachenko
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| Born | January 30, 1895 Berezova Luka, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 23, 1965 (aged 70) Philadelphia, United States |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire Ukrainian People's Republic Second Republic of Poland Nazi Germany
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Imperial Russian Army Ukrainian People's Army Polish Army Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Ukrainian Liberation Army |
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| Awards | Iron Cross 1st Class |
Petro Dyachenko (Ukrainian: Петро́ Дяче́нко, Polish: Petro Diaczenko, January 30, 1895 in Berezova Luka, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) – April 23, 1965 in Philadelphia, United States) was a Ukrainian military commander who served as a staff captain in the Russian Army (World War I), colonel in the Ukrainian People's Army (1918–1920), major in the Polish Army (1938–1939), colonel in the Ukrainian Liberation Army (1943–1945), the 104th Panzergrenadier brigade Vilna Ukraina (1945), and general in the Ukrainian National Army (1945).
During the First World War Dyachenko was the commander of the Russian 333rd Infantry Regiment. He joined the Ukrainian National Republic in its struggle against both White and Red Russian forces. Since February 23, 1918 he was successively in command of the 2nd Zaporozhian Rifle Regiment and 1st Zaporozhian Rifle Division of the UNR army as a battalion commander. After the reorganization of the army on July 23, 1918, he took command of the Independent Zaporozhian Rifle Regiment (formed from his battalion). After the fall of Kiev to the Bolsheviks and collapse of the Ukrainian state, he was interned in Poland together with the remaining Ukrainian soldiers. On July 20, 1928 he joined the Polish Army. In 1928 he served as company commander in the 1st Polish Chevauleger Regiment.
On January 1, 1934 he became deputy commander of the 3rd Polish Mazovian Chevauleger Regiment. As a major he fought in the Polish Army in September 1939. After capitulation, as an officer of the Polish army, he was captured and sent to a German POW Camp.
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