Battle of Ossów
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The Battle of Ossów was a key engagement during the 1920 Polish–Soviet War in which Polish forces helped halt the Red Army’s advance on Warsaw.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ossów canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Polish commanders (various)
ⓘ
Soviet commanders (various) ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Polish Armed Forces Day (linked to the 1920 victory over Soviet Russia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Polish Army units defending Warsaw
ⓘ
Soviet 16th Army elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1920-08-14 ⓘ |
| description | engagement in which Polish forces repelled Soviet troops approaching Warsaw ⓘ |
| endDate | 1920-08-14 ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
monuments commemorating the battle and its participants
ⓘ
war cemetery at Ossów NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | occured during the final Soviet offensive against Poland in 1920 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to stabilizing the front before the main Battle of Warsaw ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Polish defensive line east of Warsaw ⓘ |
| location |
Ossów
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Wołomin ⓘ |
| near | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Ignacy Skorupka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Soviet forces were pushed back from the approaches to Warsaw ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defense of Warsaw in the Polish–Soviet War ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Radzymin (1920)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miracle on the Vistula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Polish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
formed part of the defensive actions around Warsaw in 1920
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helped halt the Red Army advance on Warsaw ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920-08-14 ⓘ |
| theater | Polish theater of the Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | defensive battle ⓘ |
| year | 1920 ⓘ |
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