Battle of Lviv (1918)

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The Battle of Lviv (1918) was an early and pivotal clash between Polish and Ukrainian forces over control of the city of Lviv during the chaotic aftermath of World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
aftermath Lwów
surface form: Lviv remained under Polish control

continued fighting in Eastern Galicia between Polish and Ukrainian forces
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lviv (1918)
surface form: Defense of Lwów (1918)
belligerent Polish irregulars
Polish regular army units
Ukrainian Galician Army
Ukrainian Galician Army
surface form: West Ukrainian People’s Republic forces
conflict Polish–Ukrainian War
conflictType urban warfare
country Second Polish Republic
West Ukrainian People’s Republic
describedAs early and pivotal clash between Polish and Ukrainian forces over Lviv
endTime 1918-11-22
era interwar period
followedBy further Polish–Ukrainian engagements in Eastern Galicia
hasCause collapse of Austro-Hungarian Empire
territorial dispute over Eastern Galicia
hasLanguageOfSources Polish
Ukrainian
historicalContext dissolution of Austria-Hungary
formation of new nation-states in Central and Eastern Europe
involvesEthnicGroup Jews in Lviv
Poles
Ukrainians
location Lwów
surface form: Lemberg

Lwów
surface form: Lviv

Lwów
notableFor participation of Polish youth volunteers
opponent Polish forces
Ukrainian forces
partOf Polish–Ukrainian War
struggle for control of Eastern Galicia
precededBy proclamation of the West Ukrainian People’s Republic in Lviv
region Eastern Galicia
relatedTo Polish–Ukrainian War
surface form: West Ukrainian People’s Republic–Poland border conflict
result Polish victory
significantEvent Polish counteroffensive inside the city
arrival of Polish relief forces from central Poland
expulsion of Ukrainian forces from Lviv
seizure of key points in Lviv by Ukrainian units on 1 November 1918
startTime 1918-11-01
strategicObjective control of Eastern Galicia’s administrative center
control of Lviv
territorialContext disputed status of Lviv between Poles and Ukrainians
timePeriod aftermath of World War I
post–World War I

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Polish–Ukrainian War significantEvent Battle of Lviv (1918)
Ukrainian Galician Army notableBattle Battle of Lviv (1918)
this entity surface form: Battle of Lviv (1918–1919)
Battle of Lviv (1918) alsoKnownAs Battle of Lviv (1918)
this entity surface form: Defense of Lwów (1918)