Battle of the Niemen River
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The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Battle of the Niemen
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| belligerent |
Poland
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Red Army → |
| combatant |
Polish Army
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Red Army of Soviet Russia → |
| commander |
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
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Józef Piłsudski → |
| conflict |
Polish–Soviet War
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| countryInvolved |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Second Polish Republic → |
| date |
1920
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| endDate |
1920-09-26
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| era |
Interwar period
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| followedBy |
peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Riga
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| historicalPeriod |
20th century
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| impact |
consolidated Polish control over Vilnius region
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contributed to final stabilization of Polish–Soviet front line in 1920 → |
| involvedArm |
artillery
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cavalry → infantry → |
| location |
Niemen River
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near Grodno → present-day Belarus → present-day Lithuania → |
| opposingCommander |
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
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| outcome |
decisive Polish victory
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| partOf |
Polish–Soviet War
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| precededBy |
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
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| relatedTo |
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
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Treaty of Riga → |
| result |
Polish victory
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| river |
Neman River
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| significance |
decisive engagement of the Polish–Soviet War
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helped secure Poland’s eastern borders → |
| startDate |
1920-09-20
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| strategicEffect |
forced Red Army retreat
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halted Soviet westward offensive → strengthened Polish bargaining position in peace talks → |
| tacticalFeature |
Polish flanking maneuvers
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use of river crossings → |
| theater |
Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of the Niemen River
("Second Battle of the Niemen")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Polish–Soviet War
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majorBattle |