Battle of Lemberg (1918) 1918
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1918 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Polish–Ukrainian War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Polish Military Organisation, Ukrainian Galician Army | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 49.8300, 24.0142 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Lemberg (Lviv, Lwów) (in Polish historiography called obrona Lwowa, the Defense of Lwów) took place from November 1918 to May 1919 in the region of Galicia following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The battle, for control over the city of Lviv, was fought between forces of the local West Ukrainian People's Republic and urban Polish resistance, assisted later by the invading Polish military. The battle sparked the Polish-Ukrainian War, ultimately won by Poland as both nations fought the Ukrainian-Soviet War and Polish-Soviet Wars concurrently.
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