Bandera had a long history (see Wikipedia) - he was in fact a political leader not a general.
The Russians made my father keep a gun at home (an automatic rifle with a round magazine) as he was woking in an "infested area". The KGB considered him harmfull enough to kill him in Munich several years later. The banderovtsi where also rabidly antisemitic (contrary to what the Wikipedia article wants you to believe).
Regards,
Julo
> On Aug 18, 2014, at 21:07, Abraham Kogan <akogan_at_netvision.net.il> wrote:
>
> Both descriptions are correct. The Soviets considered them as "bandits", a
> kind of anti-Soviet partisans. Their commander's name was Bandera and that
> was the reason for calling them "banderovtsi".
>
> Abraham K.
>
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