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The OUN committed atrocities against [[Jewish]], [[Russian]] and [[Poland|Polish]] civilians. During the [[Second World War]] the OUN welcomed the [[German]]s as liberators from [[communism]] and fought alongside them. [[Hitler]]'s anti-[[Slavs|Slav]] racial policies denied them independence or any leadership roles until late in the war after the German defeat at Stalingrad.
The OUN committed atrocities against [[Jewish]], [[Russian]] and [[Poland|Polish]] civilians. During the [[Second World War]] the OUN welcomed the [[German]]s as liberators from [[communism]] and fought alongside them. [[Hitler]]'s anti-[[Slavs|Slav]] racial policies denied them independence or any leadership roles until late in the war after the German defeat at Stalingrad.
After the war, Bandera was recruited by the [[CIA]] though the [[Gehlen Organization]] to continue armed resistance against the [[Soviet Union]] inside Soviet territory. bandeera lived under a false name in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. He was assassinated by a [[KGB]]-agent in 1959.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/15000-nationalists-march-kiev</ref>
After the war, Bandera was recruited by the [[CIA]] though the [[Gehlen Organization]] to continue armed resistance against the [[Soviet Union]] inside Soviet territory. Bandera lived under a false name in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. He was assassinated by a [[KGB]]-agent in 1959.<ref>https://archive.is/onsjW</ref>
Stepan Bandera was honored by the Ukrainian president [[Viktor Yushchenko]] as a "Hero of the Ukraine" in 2010.<ref>http://rt.com/politics/bandera-ukraine-court-crimea/</ref> The next president [[Viktor Yanukovych]] withdrew the honor. Today there are still many monuments in Western Ukraine honoring him.
Stepan Bandera was honored by the Ukrainian president [[Viktor Yushchenko]] as a "Hero of the Ukraine" in 2010.<ref>http://rt.com/politics/bandera-ukraine-court-crimea/</ref> The next president [[Viktor Yanukovych]] withdrew the honor. Today there are still many monuments in Western Ukraine honoring him.