Vasyl Andriyovych Meleshko | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Executioner of Khatyn |
| Born | April 26, 1917 Nyzhni Sirohozy, Taurida, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 1975 (aged 57–58) Pishchalauski Castle, Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1938–1941)  Nazi Germany (1941–1944)  France (1944–1945) |
| Service/ | Infantry Schutzmannschaft, grenadiers  Partisans Legionaries |
| Years of service | 1938–1945 |
| Rank | Junior lieutenant Untersturmführer Lieutenant ? |
| Unit | 67th Rifle Division Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS 2nd Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Battalion  13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion |
| Commands | Machine-gun Platoon Police Platoon ? ? |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | deprived of all awards |
| Spouse(s) | Nikol Meleshko |
| Other work | agronomist |
Vasyl Andriyovych Meleshko (Ukrainian: Василь Андрійович Мелешко, April 26, 1917 – 1975) was a Ukrainian war criminal who participated in the Khatyn massacre.[1]
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