Battle of Vilnius (January 1919)

December 31, 1918 – January 5, 1919

Result Bolshevik victory

Bolshevik forces seized Vilnius from the Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus, a pro-Polish force, after the German troops left. It was an early clash of the Polish-Soviet conflict.

Bolsheviks

Germany

Before and after

Led to
Polish–Soviet War February 14, 1919 – March 18, 1921

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