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Battle of Bereza Kartuska 1919

Battle of Bereza Kartuska: PL-RU war 1919 phase II
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date14 February 1919Wikidata
Year1919Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraInterwar (1919–1938)derived from year
LocationBelarusNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictPolish–Soviet WarWikidata P361
Coordinates52.5500, 24.9667Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Bereza Kartuska was fought between the Second Polish Republic and Soviet Russia around the village Bereza Kartuska (now Byaroza, Belarus) first on 14 February 1919, and again between 21 and 26 July 1920.

The first skirmish of Bereza is considered to be the initial engagement of the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921 by some historians.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Bereza Kartuska (revision 1370434077), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

52.5500, 24.9667 · Belarus

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