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This article should be renamed to be more concise and accurate. I agree that 1946 East Poland massacres would work. Swissarmysalad (talk) 17:51, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Yes, I agree. 1946 East Poland massacres would work. Pacification does not capture what happened. Villages could mean anything. PAS and NZW - avoid acronyms unless they are universal! Xcia0069 (talk) 13:59, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
The atrocities are a big ticket political propaganda item in the Belarusian press at present, nevertheless, the retaliatory actions by the PAS unit (Pogotowie Akcji Specjalnej) of the National Military Union (NZW) for the prior killings of their own men by the communist forces were real and need to be named properly. The NZW unit led by Romuald Rajs alias Bury entered the village of Zaleszany in search of the NKVD informer Lukasz Demianiuk, who remained in hiding. Nobody was shot by them, but the houses were burned, and 16 people died inside. The overwhelming majority of people who stepped outside when the fire was set to the houses, did not die. The killing of 30 ethnic Belarusians near Puchaly Stare by the Rajs' commando was also a retaliatory action.
Thank you for identifying more issues. Any thoughts on the proposed renaming? If we need a disambig, we could also use 1946 East Poland massacres of Belorussians. PS. I stubbed Romuald Rajs for anyone interested in expanding it. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:21, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
The crimes weren't ethnic only, the Belarusians/Orthodox supported the Soviets, who terrorised and murdered Poles/Roman Catholics, see eg. Augustów roundup.
The page describes crimes committed by a defined organization, commanded by Rajs, not by all Cursed soldiers. I believe that the title should be more specific.Xx236 (talk) 06:51, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
The families of the victims of the massacre have not received any compensations. - who obtained compensations in Poland?Xx236 (talk) 06:55, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
All references are Belarusian, the only Polish one is Gazeta Wyborcza, generally against cursed soldiers.Xx236 (talk) 06:59, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
As mentioned above - the names of places aren't linked, probably due transliterated Belarusian names. It's good to know geography to discuss history of an area.Xx236 (talk) 07:08, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
Rajs had nationalistic connections, which isn't explained, only Home Army is mentioned in the lead.Xx236 (talk) 07:09, 26 October 2016 (UTC)