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Battle of Warsaw 1920 (pol. Bitwa warszawska 1920) is a Polish historical film directed by Jerzy Hoffman depicting the events of the Battle of Warsaw (1920) of the Polish–Soviet War. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was released in September 2011.
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.
"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 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 Poles set up defences in front of the town, utilising some earlier German and Russian First World War trenches and digging new positions. [10] The Polish line ran some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in front of the town, from the unfinished 1909 Fort Beniaminów at the banks of the river Bugonarew through Mokre to Dybów.
Battle of Borkowicze (5 February 1920) First Battle of Ovruch (10–12 January 1920) Battle of Stodolicz (16–17 February 1920) Battle of Latyczów (18-22 February 1920) Battle of Łuczanki (21 February 1920) Battle of Kazimierzówka (24 February 1920) Battle of Kalinkowicze (March – June 1920) Battle of Mazyr and Kalenkowicze (4–6 March 1920)
On 4 April 1920, Pyotr Wrangel became the new commander of the Armed Forces of South Russia and, on 11 May 1920, he reorganized it into the Russian Army. [ 2 ] Realizing the huge advantage of the Reds in the Civil War , Wrangel decided to take offensive actions, using the Red Army's involvement in Polish-Soviet War [ 3 ] and the fact that the ...
The Polish launched a counterattack against Soviet forces who were besieging Warsaw. Polish General Władysław Sikorski , commanding the Fifth Army, consisting of three infantry and two cavalry divisions, was given the task of containing the Soviet right wing formed by the Soviet 4th , 15th , and 3rd Armies, consisting of twelve infantry and ...