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Postcard portrait: 'Khorunzha Olena Stepanivna. Ukrainian Sich Riflemen', c. 1915A sepia-toned patriotic postcard portrait of Olena Stepaniv from the First World War period. The upper portion bears a printed Ukrainian inscription: 'Khorunzha Olena Stepanivna. Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.' She is shown in USS uniform: a mazepynka cap with cockade, a tunic with embroidered collar; on her chest are her decorations: on her left (the viewer's left) — the silver Austro-Hungarian Medal for Bravery awarded on 10 November 1914 for her role in the Carpathian Campaign; on her right — the insignia of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen. Likely published in Lviv c. 1915 for patriotic distribution. The original is held by the Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) in Vienna, inv. no. 2010_42_738_104.
Postcard of the Union for the Liberation of Ukraine. Toronto, 1962
From the collection of the OUN Archives, Ukrainian Information Service, London
Польські війська на вулицях Києва. Фотокартка. Не раніше 8 травня 1920 р.
Chateau de Fleur in Kyiv
A soldier of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen Legion (1914-1920) stands guard near a bridge (1914-1918)
Postcard: "To the fallen heroes of the Ukrainian Legion in eternal memory". Gez. H. Kolcuniak "To the fallen heroes of the Ukrainian Legion in eternal memory". author Hnat Kolcuniak. Printed in 1917The postcard was addressed to Iryna Karatnytska in Kolomyia: I admit my guilt... I promise to correct myself, and at the same time I swear that something like this will never happen again. As proof, I am simultaneously sending a card to my relatives. I will limit myself to this card for now, because I am in a hurry to give presentations. My sincere greetings. Slavko
Palanok Castle. Munkacsi Var.Signature:
Varpalyanka, 5.03.1915. Place of settlement of the Cadre of the Ukrainian Sich. Riflemen. M. Yatsenovich, senior des., Rom. Pry(bilevich), senior des., T. Slobodyan, Nimchuk Pavlo, Petro Klyus. Volodymyr Sendetsky
The sign of the "Artistic Handful". Drawn by Y. KraykivskyiPostcard of the Military Press Quarter of the USS (kriegspressequartier der Ukrainischen Legion im Felde) from the series Ukrainian Sich Riflemen - Sign of the "Artistic Horstka" by Yu. Kraykivsky in January 1916. The idea was submitted by Bb.
Colonel U.S.S., Vasyl Vyshyvany
Kurinny S. Goruk
USS weapons store in Svystilnyky
Ukr. Sich. Shooter, cornet member Olena Stepaniv
Sich riflemen signalmen with the German radiotelegraph "Telefunken"
Raising The Flag On Iwo JimaMichael Strank is an American soldier of Ukrainian origin, a symbol of the US victory in World War II. He was born on November 10, 1919 in Oryabyn (Pryashiv region), emigrated to the United States in the 1920s; his father worked in the mines of Pennsylvania. After school (1937), he served in the Civilian Environmental Protection Corps, working on highways. In October 1939, he joined the Marine Corps; participated in battles on the Russell and Bougainville Islands (1942–1944). The commander of the detachment during the Battle of Iwo Jima landed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 and raised a large flag on Mount Suribachi - a photo by Joe Rosenthal "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" became an icon of the war. By the end of March, three of the six, including Strank, were dead (March 1, 1945). Buried in Arlington; Marine Corps Memorial based on photo. Awards: Bronze Star (V), Purple Heart, Presidential Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal. Played by Barry Pepper in the film Flags of Our Fathers. In Ukraine: mini-sculpture in Uzhgorod (2015), sculpture in the Museum of the Formation
