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Defence of Wicyń

Defence of Wicyń was a battle fought in 1943 in what is now Ukraine; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Polish–Ukrainian conflict, which ran from 1939 to 1947. The recorded result: Polish victory.

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Fought1943ran into the following year
WhereUkraine49.660N, 24.817E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish victory
Belligerents24px|border|link Polish Self–Defense; 24px|border|link Home ArmyagainstUkrainian Insurgent Army; Nazi Germany
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, 194619431946Defence of Wicyń, 1943
11 placed engagements of the Polish–Ukrainian conflict in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1943 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceUkraine
49.660N, 24.817E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Marcin Barabasz
Defence of WicyńDefence of WicyńBattle of HodówBattle of ZborivBattle of ZborovBattle of JaroslawiceBattle of BrodyBattle of HodówBattle of BrodyLvivRivneIvano-FrankivskLutskKhmelnytskyyDrohobychKamyanets-Podilskyy100 km49.660N, 24.817E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1943

Defence of Wicyń is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137705156, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Defence of Wicyń, revision 1370615170, 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.