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  2. Polish–Soviet War - Wikipedia

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    "Polish–Soviet War" is the most common but other names include "RussoPolish 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]

  3. Battle of Warsaw (1920) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Kiev offensive (1920) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Operation Minsk - Wikipedia

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    Operation Mińsk was a military offensive of the Polish Army during the Polish–Soviet War.It resulted in the capture of Minsk from the Red Army around 8 August 1919. The victory allowed the Polish troops to advance further into Russian-controlled Lithuania and Belarus and thus to present the Bolsheviks with a military fait accompli.

  6. List of battles of the Polish–Soviet War - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Mazyr and Kalenkowicze (4–6 March 1920) Second Battle of Ovruch (7 March 1920) Battle of Borowiki (17 March 1920 - April 4, 1920) Battle of Wołkowińce (17 March 1920; 14 April 1920) Battle of Stepanovka (19 March 1920) Battle of Zwiahl (21 March 1920) Battle of Jełan (4 – 5 April 1920, 3 May 1920, 7 May 1920)

  7. List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Russia

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    1 Originally a Polish civil war that Russia, among others, became involved in. 2 Originally a Hungarian revolution but was joined with Polish force on Hungarian side against Austria and Russia. 3 Part of the broader Russian Revolution of 1905 .

  8. White Eagle, Red Star - Wikipedia

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    Polish bibuła underground translations (one by Teresa Remiszewska under the pseudonym Urszula Karpinska) – two printings in 1987 and 1988 [10] Orzeł Biały, Czerwona Gwiazda (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Znak, 1997, ISBN 83-7006-761-1 .

  9. Battle of Chornobyl - Wikipedia

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    The main Polish unit, which operated in the swampy area of Polesia, was the 9th Infantry Division from Siedlce, commanded by General Władysław Sikorski.Its first task was to seize Chornobyl, an important Prypiat river port, and a base of the Soviet Dnieper Flotilla, which operated at the confluence of the Prypiat, and which protected the rear of the Red Army units fighting near Kiev ().