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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lviv (1918) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Lviv (1918–1919) | 1 |
| Defense of Lwów (1918) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lviv (1918–1919)
this entity surface form:
Defense of Lwów (1918)