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Battle of Ossów 1920

Battle of Ossów: Warsaw 1920 battlefield
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date14 August 1920Wikidata
Year1920Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraInterwar (1919–1938)derived from year
LocationPolandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictPolish–Soviet WarWikidata P361
Coordinates52.3114, 21.2438Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Ossów took place in the fields near Wołomin on 14 August 1920. It was a part of a much larger battle on the outskirts of Warsaw during the Polish-Bolshevist War (February 1919 - March 1921). During the day Soviet units managed to capture the strategically important village of Ossów, but were repelled in the evening by a Polish counter-attack. The battle was one of the first skirmishes won by the Poles since the beginning of the Soviet offensive in late spring.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Ossów (revision 1370271303), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

52.3114, 21.2438 · Poland

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