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Battle of Ossów - 1920

During the day, Russian 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.

 

(wikipedia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Soviet_War

 

The Battle was part of the Polish-Soviet war, from 1919 to 1921. The war came after the withdraw of Russian forces in World War 1 and the Massacre of Tsar Nicholas and his family. The Russians also went through a Civil War, ending with the Russian Red Bolshevik army being victorious. The Bolsheviks went on a conquest to many foreign lands, starting with Poland.

 

They were annihilated by the Polish, leaving them a reason to plan an invasion in the future...

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