File:Filip Konowal VC.jpg

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English: Corporal Konowal was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) at the Battle of Hill 70 in Lens, France for the following actions during 22- 24 August 1917: "For most conspicuous bravery and leadership when in charge of a section in attack. His section had the difficult task of mopping up cellars, craters and machine-gun emplacements. Under his able direction all resistance was overcome successfully, and heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy. In one cellar he himself bayonetted three enemy and attacked single-handed seven others in a crater, killing them all. On reaching the objective, a machine-gun was holding up the right flank, causing many casualties. Cpl. Konowal rushed forward and entered the emplacement, killed the crew, and brought the gun back to our lines. The next day he again attacked single-handed another machine-gun emplacement, killed three of the crew, and destroyed the gun and emplacement with explosives. This non-commissioned officer alone killed at least sixteen of the enemy, and during the two days' actual fighting carried on continuously his good work until severely wounded." Konowal, who was born in Kutkivtsi, Ukraine, is the only Ukrainian recipient of the VC. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during 1915 - 1919 and spent the rest of his life in Canada. He died in Quebec in 1959.
Français : Le caporal Konowal fut décoré de la croix de Victoria (VC) à la bataille de la côte 70 à Lens en France pour les actions suivantes du 22 au 24 août 1917 : « Pour un acte de bravoure remarquable et pour son leadership, alors qu’il commande une section d’attaque. Sa section a la difficile tâche de liquider les caves, les cratères et les emplacements de mitrailleuse. Sous son habile direction, toute résistance est brisée avec succès et de lourdes pertes sont infligées à l’ennemi. Dans une cave, il passe personnellement trois ennemis à la baïonnette et, seul, il en attaque sept autres dans un cratère, les tuant tous. Arrivé à l’un de ses objectifs, le Cpl Konowal constate qu’une mitrailleuse tient en échec le flanc droit et cause de nombreuses pertes. Il s’élance et envahit cet emplacement; il tue les soldats du détachement et ramène la mitrailleuse ennemie jusqu’à nos lignes. Le lendemain, il attaque, seul, un autre emplacement et tue trois combattants; il détruit la mitrailleuse et l’emplacement avec des explosifs. Ce sous-officier a éliminé à lui seul au moins 16 ennemis et, au cours des deux jours de combats réels, il a poursuivi son travail jusqu’à ce qu’il soit grièvement blessé. » Konowal, qui est né à Kutkivtsi en Ukraine, est le seul récipiendaire ukrainien de la VC. Il a servi avec le Corps expéditionnaire canadien de 1915 à 1919 et a passé le reste de sa vie au Canada. Il décéda à Québec en 1959.
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