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"Polish–Soviet War" is the most common but other names include "Russo–Polish War" (or "Polish–Russian War") and "Polish–Bolshevik War". [4] This last term (or just "Bolshevik War" (Polish: Wojna bolszewicka)) is most common in Polish sources. In some Polish sources it is also referred to as the "War of 1920" (Polish: Wojna 1920 roku). [N 2]
The Battle of Warsaw (Polish: Bitwa Warszawska; Russian: Варшавская битва, Varshavskaya bitva), also known as the Miracle on the Vistula (Polish: Cud nad Wisłą), was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive Polish victory and complete disintegration of the Red Army in August 1920 during the Polish–Soviet War. After the ...
The 1920 Kiev offensive (or Kiev expedition, Polish: wyprawa kijowska) was a major part of the Polish–Soviet War.It was an attempt by the armed forces of the recently established Second Polish Republic led by Józef Piłsudski, in alliance with the Ukrainian People's Republic led by Symon Petliura, to seize the territories of modern-day Ukraine which mostly fell under Soviet control after ...
The Battle of Krwawy Bor took place on 27–28 September 1920, during the Polish–Soviet War. The 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division, which was part of the Polish Army, clashed with the Soviet Third Army. The battle took place in a forest near the town of Lida (current Belarus). It also is known as the Battle of Lebioda (after the local ...
As 1919 progressed, Soviet forces conquered Kiev. In early 1920, Poland formed an alliance with the Ukrainian People's Republic, which had lost much of its territory to the Russian Bolsheviks. Both Polish and Soviet forces in the theatre were rapidly increased, and full-scale war began with Poland's Kiev offensive into Soviet-controlled Ukraine.
During the Polish–Soviet War fought from February 1919 to October 1920 (ended by armistice in March 1921) between Soviet Russia and the Second Polish Republic – in the aftermath of World War I in Europe – the Polish order of battle included broad disposition of personnel, strength, organization, and command structure. [1] [2]
The battle of Żabinka was fought between the Polish 63rd Infantry Regiment under Captain Władysław Koczorowski and units of the Soviet 10th Rifle Division on 30 July 1920 during Mikhail Tuchaczewski's July offensive of the Western Front during the Polish-Bolshevik War.
List of battles of the Polish-Soviet War by chronology: Battles for Vilnius (1918–1919) (31 December 1918 – 5 January 1919) Soviet "Target Vistula" offensive (January–February 1919) Battle of Bereza Kartuska (9 February 1919: the first battle of the conflict) Battle of Pinsk (23 February – 5 March 1919) Battle of Byteń (February ...