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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Battle of Vilnius (January 1919)
