Anatoliy Kabayda

Kabayda Anatoly (Кабайда (Жуківський) Анатолій (Анатоль) a.k.a. Anatolij Zukiwskyj a.k.a. - Medvid (Медвідь) born 13 October 1912 in the village of Pyharivka, Novhorod-Siversk (Chernihiv province). He emigrated with his parents to Poland, settling in Volyn. He completed his high school education in Lutsk, and continued studying architecture in Danzig (now the city of Gdansk) from 1933 to 1937. Kabayda joined the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in 1929 in Lutsk, becoming a cell leader. On return from his studies he joined the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

Activities during WWII

During the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, because of his fluent command of German, Kabayda was given the task of collecting intelligence in Kiev by Taras Bulba-Borovetz. In Kiev he fell into favour with the Germans initially as a translator and later becoming an officer in the occupational police. Kabayda became one of the organizers behind the formation of the Kiev kuren. Later this formation joined up with the Bukovyna kuren in October 1941. From this combined group was formed detachments which became the Kyiv occupational police Hilfspolizei, later Schutzpolizei. In August 1942 Kabayda became their commander.

The Schutzpolizei normally wore German uniforms, but for a short period at their formation wore Ukrainian insignia. In January 1942 the Ukrainian insignia was disallowed. Some members wore Soviet army uniforms with their insignia removed.

The Kiev kuren was involved with the Jewish massacre at Babi Yar. Vitaly Korotych, editor of the prominent Moscow-based magazine Ogoniok, in a film about Babi Yar (1987) stated that "Vasyl" (sic) Kabayda was "responsible for the massacre of the Jews". This seems somewhat unlikely as Kabayda, took command of the Schutzpolizei in August 1942, and the massacre happened in October 1941.

In 1945 A. Kabayda had a position as an adjutant to General Pavlo Shandruk in the command of the first division of the Ukrainian National Army formally known as the SS Division Galizien.

Emigration

In Germany, Kabayda took on the surname Zukiwskyj (his mothers maiden name). He emigrated to Australia in 1949, initially living in Sydney. There he was prominent in the Ukrainian Scout movement known as Plast, and was one of the founders of the Union of Ukrainian Combatants in Australia. In 1961 he moved to Canberra where he was active in the Ukrainian community.

Awards

Kabayda was awarded by the government of the Ukrainian National Republic in Exile with the Army cross, and the Cross of the Ukrainian Army. He holds the title of Major. He also has the order of St. George in Gold.

Other information

A. Kabayda's sister lives in Ukraine where she was a curator in the Ivan Franko room at the Lviv National University. He has four children who are prominent community activists in Australia.

Sources

* Енциклопедія Української Діяспори К. 1995.