Polish–Lithuanian War

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The Polish–Lithuanian War was a post–World War I armed conflict between the newly re-established Second Polish Republic and the Republic of Lithuania over disputed border territories, particularly the Vilnius region, in 1919–1920.

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Polish–Lithuanian conflict over Vilnius 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
war
cause border disputes between Poland and Lithuania
territorial dispute over Vilnius region
chronology fought after World War I armistice
conflictBetween Lithuania
surface form: Republic of Lithuania

Second Polish Republic
endedWith Polish seizure of Vilnius
establishment of Polish administration in Vilnius
endTime 1920
hasAlternativeName Polish–Lithuanian War
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian conflict over Vilnius
hasConsequence international disputes over recognition of Vilnius ownership
long-term Polish–Lithuanian diplomatic conflict
hasEthnicDimension Polish–Lithuanian national conflict
hasLanguageOfBelligerents Lithuanian
Polish
hasParticipant Lithuanian Armed Forces
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish Armed Forces
historicalContext collapse of Russian Empire
creation of independent Lithuania
re-establishment of Polish independence
involvesIssue border delimitation after World War I
national self-determination
isPartOf history of Lithuania
history of Poland
locatedIn Central Europe
Eastern Europe
mainTheater Vilnius Region
surface form: Vilnius region
opponent Republic of Central Lithuania
surface form: Republic of Lithuania

Second Polish Republic
partOf post–World War I conflicts
relatedTo Interwar period
Polish–Soviet War
World War I
result Polish control of Vilnius region
continued tension between Poland and Lithuania
startTime 1919
statusOfVilnius contested capital of Lithuania
territorialDisputeOver Suwałki region NERFINISHED
Vilnius
Vilnius Region
surface form: Vilnius region
timePeriod 20th century

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Józef Piłsudski conflict Polish–Lithuanian War
Polish–Lithuanian War hasAlternativeName Polish–Lithuanian War
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian conflict over Vilnius
Polish–Ukrainian War relatedTo Polish–Lithuanian War