Battle of Warsaw (1920)

August 12–25, 1920

Part of Russian Civil War

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Battle of Warsaw (1920)

Decisive battle of the Polish-Soviet War (12-25 August 1920), related to the Russian Civil War but a distinct conflict. Tukhachevsky's Western Front reached Warsaw; Pilsudski's 16 August counteroffensive from the Wieprz shattered the Soviet advance ('Miracle on the Vistula'). Lenin called it 'an enormous defeat' for the Bolsheviks.

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Commanders

Reds 1

Mikhail Tukhachevsky Commander of the Western Front, Led the Soviet drive on Warsaw; defeated 12-25 August 1920 · 1893–1937

Other 1

Józef Piłsudski Commander-in-Chief of Polish forces, Directed the 16 August counteroffensive that decided the battle · 1867–1935

Entities involved

Reds

  • Reds — Western Front under Tukhachevsky

Other

  • Poland — Polish forces under Pilsudski (side left unset: neither Red nor White)