Drohobych Oblast (Ukrainian: Дрогобицька область, Drohobyts'ka oblast’), (December 4, 1939—June 21, 1959) was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand (as of 1956). December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ...

History

Drohobych Oblast was one of six oblasts (which were Lviv Oblast, Rivne Oblast, Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) Oblast, Tarnopil (Ternopil) Oblast, Volyn Oblast) organized on the territory of West Ukraine following the 1939 invasion of Poland. Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Rivne Oblast (Рівненська область, Rivnens’ka oblast’ or Рівненщина, Rivnenshchyna in Ukrainian; Rowno in Polish) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Івано-Франківська область, Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ or Івано-Франківщина, Ivano-Frankivshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast of Ukraine. ... Ternopil Oblast (Тернопільська область, Ternopil’s’ka oblast’ or Тернопільщина, Ternopil’shchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Volyn Oblast (Волинська область, Volyns’ka oblast’ or Волинь/ Волынь, Volyn’ in Ukrainian and Russian respectevely). ... Combatants Poland Nazi Germany Soviet Union Slovakia Commanders Edward Rydz-Śmigły Fedor von Bock (Army Group North) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South) Mikhail Kovalov (Belorussian Front) Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front) Ferdinand Čatloš (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions 16 brigades 4,300 guns 880 tanks 400 aircraft Total...

Initially, in February of 1940, the oblast was administratively subdivided into 30 raions. In December of the same year Boryslavskyi Raion was liquidated and two raions were reorganized. A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ...

After the oblast was retaken from German occupants in the course of World War II, in March of 1945, Birchanskyi, Liskivskyi, and a part of Peremyshlskyi Raion (including Peremyshl city) were transferred to Poland. In 1948, Medykivskyi Raion was transferred to Poland. In 1951, Nyzhnie-Ustrytskyi Raion was given to Poland. In 1957 and 1959, four raions of the oblast were liquidated. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... For alternative meanings of Przemysl see: Przemysl (disambiguation page). ...

In May of 1959, Drohobych Oblast was liquidated and merged into Lviv Oblast. This was the last major territorial change in the administrative subdivision of Ukraine on oblast level. At the time of liquidation the oblast consisted of 20 raions, and 4 cities of oblast subordinance (Boryslav, Drohobych, Sambor, Stryi). Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Boryslav as seen from the former castle hill Boryslav (Ukrainian: , Polish: ) is a town in the Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, on Tysmenitsa River (tributary of Dniester). ... Drohobych (Ukrainian: Дрогобич; Polish: , German: ; Russian: ; Yiddish: דראָביטש) is a city in western Ukraine within the Lviv Oblast. ... Sambir is a city in western Ukraine, close to the border with Poland. ... The city of Stryi (Ukrainian:Стрий; Polish: Stryj) is located on the left bank of Stryi River on the Carpathian foothills in Ukraine. ...

External links

• Drohobych Oblast. World historical portal. (amateurs site) (Russian)