Yuriy Lopatynsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yuriy Lopatynsky

Ukrainian activist

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1906

Place of Birth: Ternopil, Tarnopol Voivodeship, Ukraine

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jurij Lopatynsky nom de guerre Szejk and Kalyna (born December 1906 in L’viv, died 1982) was a Ukrainian activist, soldier and a colonel in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Son of a Greek Catholic priest, and a school colleague of Roman Shukhevych.
He was an active member of Ukrainian Military Organization (UVO) and Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN).
During World War II, he was a member of the Nachtigall Battalion headquarters (since 1941).
As a representative of Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR), he took part in Polish-Ukrainian talks, between Polish Home Army (AK) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in 1945.
After World War II, he emigrated to the United States.