Polish–Lithuanian War
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The Polish–Lithuanian War was an undeclared war fought in the aftermath of World War I between newly independent Lithuania and Poland, with fighting mainly in the Vilnius and Suwałki regions, which wa
Soldiers of the Lithuanian Army in Vilnius, Lithuania, 1920
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Lithuanian soldiers of the Fifth Infantry Regiment in the forests of Vievis during the fighting with the Żeligowski's unit of the Polish Army
Commemoration of the Day of Independence of Lithuania on 16 February 1920 in Kaunas
Lucjan Żeligowski
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Lucjan Żeligowski was a Polish general, politician, military commander and veteran of World War I, the Polish-Soviet War and World War II. He is mostly remembered for his role in Żeligowski's Mutiny a
Polish–Lithuanian War
…the Polish side and drew a new incomplete demarcation line, which left Vilnius vulnerable to a flanking maneuver. On October 8, 1920, Polish general Lucjan Żeligowski staged a mutiny, secretly planned and authorized by the Polish chief of state Józef Piłsudski. Żeligowski's forces marched on Vilnius and captured it…
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Lucjan Żeligowski, 1932
Żeligowski's grave at Powązki Military Cemetery