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Battles of Bircza

Battles of Bircza was a battle fought on 21 October 1945 at Bircza, in what is now Poland; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Polish–Ukrainian conflict, which ran from 1939 to 1947. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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wieś Bircza. Henryk Bielamowicz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 October 1945lasted 3 months
WhereBircza, Poland49.692N, 22.479E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsUkrainian Insurgent ArmyagainstPeople's Republic of Poland
Part ofPolish–Ukrainian conflict1939 to 1947

Where it sits in the Polish–Ukrainian conflict

Defence of Maziarnia–Wawrykova–Hrabova–Huta Pieniacka, 1943Defence of Wicyń, 1943Defence of Kupiczów, 1943Battle of Moczulanka, 1943Battle of Gnojno, 1944Battle of Stężarzyce, 1944Attack of Maziarnia Wawrzkowa, 1944Battles of Nabróż, 1944Battle of Mrzygłody and Gruszka, 1945Battles of Bircza, 1945Battle of Jawornik Ruski, 194619431946Battles of Bircza, 1945
11 placed engagements of the Polish–Ukrainian conflict in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 October 1945
to 7 January 1946
PlaceBircza, Poland
49.692N, 22.479E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesSee Casualties of the First Attack; See Casualties of the Second Attack; See Casualties of the Third Attack
Battles of BirczaBattles of BirczaBattle of BoratyczeSiege of PrzemyślFirst Siege of PrzemyślSiege of PrzemyślBattle of PrzemyślBattle of BoratyczeSiege of PrzemyślLvivRzeszówIvano-FrankivskKošiceKielcePrešovUzhgorodDrohobych100 km49.692N, 22.479E
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Battles of Bircza is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11710669, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of Bircza, revision 1378867095, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.