Battle of Warsaw
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Russian Revolution, Bolsheviks, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Poland
- Date: August, 1920
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in Russo-Polish War of 1919-1921. Result: Polish victory; securing of Polish independence; halt to Soviet westward advance.
The Polish-Ukrainian offensive, in April, 1920, gained much of Ukraine but failed to destroy the bulk of the Bolshevik forces, who counterattacked in the north in July and followed with an offensive in the south, which resulted in a rapid Polish retreat along the entire front. As Russian forces approached, Józef Piłsudski, Polish chief of state, devised a bold counterthrust centered on...
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