Battle of Warsaw (1920)
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The Battle of Warsaw, also known as the Miracle on the Vistula, was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive Polish victory and complete disintegration of the Red Army in August 1920 during the
Władysław Sikorski with the staff of the Polish 5th Army during the Battle of Warsaw
Polish defences at Miłosna, near Warsaw
Polish soldiers on the way to the front
Polish infantry at the Battle of Warsaw
Polish–Soviet War
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The Polish–Soviet War was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution.
Top left: Polish FT-17 tanks of the 1st Tank Regiment during the Battle of Dyneburg, January 1920 Top right: Polish Schwarzlose M.07/12 machine gun nest during the Battle of Radzymin, August 1920 Lower top left: Polish troops enter Kiev, May 1920 Middle: Polish defences with a M1895/14 machine gun position near Miłosna, during the Battle of Warsaw, August 1920 Bottom left: Russian prisoners following the Battle of Warsaw Bottom right: Polish defences in Belarus during the
Vladimir Lenin in 1919
Józef Piłsudski in 1919
General Józef Haller swearing for the Polish flag when he was nominated to command the Blue Army