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
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Niemen River
surface form: Second Battle of the Niemen
belligerent Poland
Red Army
combatant Polish Army
Red Army
surface form: Red Army of Soviet Russia
commander Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły

Józef Piłsudski
conflict Polish–Soviet War
countryInvolved Russian SFSR
surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Second Polish Republic
date 1920
endDate 1920-09-26
era Interwar period
followedBy peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Riga
historicalPeriod 20th century
impact consolidated Polish control over Vilnius region
contributed to final stabilization of Polish–Soviet front line in 1920
involvedArm artillery
cavalry
infantry
location Neman River
surface form: Niemen River

near Grodno
present-day Belarus
present-day Lithuania
opposingCommander Mikhail Tukhachevsky
outcome decisive Polish victory
partOf Polish–Soviet War
precededBy Battle of Warsaw (1920)
relatedTo Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Treaty of Riga
result Polish victory
river Neman River
significance decisive engagement of the Polish–Soviet War
helped secure Poland’s eastern borders
startDate 1920-09-20
strategicEffect forced Red Army retreat
halted Soviet westward offensive
strengthened Polish bargaining position in peace talks
tacticalFeature Polish flanking maneuvers
use of river crossings
theater Polish–Soviet War
surface form: Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War

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Polish–Soviet War majorBattle Battle of the Niemen River
Battle of the Niemen River alsoKnownAs Battle of the Niemen River
this entity surface form: Second Battle of the Niemen
Battle of Warsaw (1920) followedBy Battle of the Niemen River
this entity surface form: Battle of the Niemen River (1920)
Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War hasMajorBattle Battle of the Niemen River