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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Komarów ("Battle of Komarów-Osada")
alsoKnownAs
Polish–Soviet War
majorBattle

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