Battle of Warsaw (1920)

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The Battle of Warsaw (1920) was a decisive Polish victory in the Polish–Soviet War, often called the "Miracle on the Vistula," which halted the westward advance of the Red Army and secured Poland’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Miracle on the Vistula
belligerent Poland
Red Army Western Front
Russian SFSR
surface form: Soviet Russia
chronologyWithinConflict late phase of the Polish–Soviet War
commander Gayk Bzhishkyan
Józef Haller
Józef Piłsudski
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
Tadeusz Rozwadowski
Władysław Sikorski
conflict Polish–Soviet War
country Second Polish Republic
describedBySource Norman Davies
Piotr Wandycz
Polish military historiography
endDate 1920-08-25
followedBy Battle of the Niemen River
surface form: Battle of the Niemen River (1920)

retreat of Soviet Western Front
hasCause Polish–Soviet War
surface form: Polish–Soviet territorial dispute

Soviet westward offensive of 1920
hasPart Battle of Ossów
Battle of Warsaw (1920) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Radzymin (1920)

Polish counteroffensive from the Wieprz River
involves Polish Army
Soviet Western Front
cavalry operations
location Masovian Voivodeship
Poland
Vistula River
Warsaw
militaryStrategy Polish counterattack from the south
use of radio intelligence and decryption by Polish forces
namedAfter Warsaw
opponent Red Army
Russian SFSR
surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Second Polish Republic
partOf Polish–Soviet War
precededBy Soviet capture of Brest-Litovsk (1920)
result decisive Polish victory
halt of Red Army advance toward Central Europe
preservation of Polish independence
strategic defeat of Soviet forces
significance major Polish national symbol
stopped spread of Bolshevik revolution into Europe
turning point of the Polish–Soviet War
startDate 1920-08-12
timePeriod Interwar period

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Battle of the Niemen River precededBy Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Battle of the Niemen River relatedTo Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Battle of Zadwórze relatedEvent Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Battle of Komarów precededBy Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Mikhail Tukhachevsky conflict Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Polish–Soviet relations hasKeyEvent Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Battle of Warsaw (1920) hasPart Battle of Warsaw (1920) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Radzymin (1920)
Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War hasMajorBattle Battle of Warsaw (1920)
this entity surface form: Battle of Radzymin (1920)
Council of National Defense of Poland relatedEvent Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś notableWork Battle of Warsaw (1920)
this entity surface form: The Battle of Warsaw 1920