Petro Dyachenko

Petro Havrylovych Dyachenko was a military commander in different armies in Eastern Europe. In World War I, he served as a staff captain in the Russian Army, then as a colonel in the Ukrainian People's Army (1917–1921). Later he was a major in the Polish Army (1929–1939). In World War II, he was an officer of the Volhynian Legion and commander of the anti-tank brigade Vilna Ukraina and a colonel and commander of the 2nd division of the Ukrainian National Army, all of which collaborated with Nazi Germany. Dyachenko was born in Berezova Luka, Russian Empire.