Battle of Komarów
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The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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cavalry engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Komarów-Osada
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| belligerent |
Polish Army
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Red Army → Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic → Second Polish Republic → |
| category |
1920 in Poland
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Battles involving Poland → Battles involving the Soviet Union → Cavalry battles → |
| combatantForce |
Polish 1st Cavalry Division
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Soviet 1st Cavalry Army → |
| commander |
Juliusz Rómmel
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Semyon Budyonny → |
| conflictOf |
Polish–Soviet War
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| country |
Second Polish Republic
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| date |
1920-08-31
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| endDate |
1920-08-31
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| era |
Interwar period
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| front |
southern sector of the Polish–Soviet front
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| historicalSignificance |
important Polish victory over Soviet forces
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symbol of the effectiveness of Polish cavalry → |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Poland
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| notableFor |
being one of the last great cavalry battles in history
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large-scale use of cavalry on both sides → |
| objective |
to stop the advance of Budyonny’s 1st Cavalry Army
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| partOf |
Polish counteroffensive of 1920
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operations around Zamość → |
| place |
near Komarów
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near Zamość → |
| precededBy |
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
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| relatedEvent |
Defense of Zamość (1920)
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| result |
Polish victory
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| startDate |
1920-08-30
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| strategicEffect |
contributed to consolidation of Polish gains after the Battle of Warsaw
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halted Soviet cavalry thrust toward Lwów and Zamość → |
| theatre |
Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War
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| typeOfEngagement |
cavalry charge–intensive battle
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| year |
1920
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of Komarów
("Battle of Komarów-Osada")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Polish–Soviet War
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majorBattle |