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Battle of Daugavpils

Battle of Daugavpils was a battle fought on 5 January 1920 at Daugavpils, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Polish–Soviet War, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: Polish–Latvian victory; Soviet garrison retreated and later surrendered. Recorded strength: 22,000 Latvians; 20,000 Poles against Around 26,700 soldiers.

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Polish FT-17 tanks of the Polish 1st Tank Regiment during the Battle of Dyneburg
Polish FT-17 tanks of the Polish 1st Tank Regiment during the Battle of Dyneburg. Author unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date5 January 1920
PlaceDaugavpils, Latvia
55.871N, 26.516E
Part ofPolish–Soviet War (1919 to 1921)
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultPolish–Latvian victory; Soviet garrison retreated and later surrendered
BelligerentsSecond Polish Republic; LatviaRSFSR; Latvian SSR
CommandersEdward Rydz-Śmigły; Jānis PuriņšVladimir Gittis
Strength22,000 Latvians; 20,000 PolesAround 26,700 soldiers
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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Battle of Daugavpils is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 39 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1135598, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Daugavpils, revision 1370438377, 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.