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First Battle of Grodno

First Battle of Grodno was a battle fought on 19 July 1920 at Hrodna, in what is now Belarus; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Polish–Soviet War, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: Soviet victory.

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Grodno (Hrodna), Stary bridge
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Fought19 July 1920lasted 1 day
WhereHrodna, Belarus53.667N, 23.833E
OutcomeSoviet victory
BelligerentsRussian SFSRagainstSecond Polish Republic
Part ofPolish–Soviet War1919 to 1921

Where it sits in the Polish–Soviet War

Battles for Vilnius, 1918Battle of Bereza Kartuska, 1919Battle of Lida, 1919Battle of Warsaw, 1920Kyiv offensive, 1920Battle of Radzymin, 1920Battle of Wołodarka, 1920Battle of Lwów, 1920Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki, 1920Lipno Operation, 1920Battle of Kock, 1920Battle of Daugavpils, 1920Battle of Letychiv, 1920Battle of Koziatyn, 1920Battle of Czarnobyl, 1920Battle of Berezina, 1920Battle of Głębokie, 1920Battle of Ladami, 1920Battle of Gieranony, 1920First Battle of Grodno, 1920Battle of Czortkowem, 1920Battle of Ostrołęka, 1920Battle of Zarębami Kościelnymi, 1920Battle of Łysowem, 1920Battle of Dorohuskiem, 1920Battle of Kaczkowem, 1920Battle of Mława, 1920Battle of Długosiodłem, 1920Battle of Makowem, 1920Battle of Przewodowem, 1920Battle of Ossów, 1920Battle of the Wkra, 1920Battle of Nasielsk, 1920Battle of Cyców, 1920Battle of Zadwórze, 1920Battle of Wyszków, 1920Battle of Mława (1920), 1920Battle of Białystok, 1920Battle of Komarów, 1920Battle of Sejny, 1920Battle of Dytiatyn, 1920Battle of Prużany, 1920Battle of the Niemen River, 1920Battle of Kojdanowem, 192019181920First Battle of Grodno, 1920
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Record

Date19 July 1920
to 20 July 1920
PlaceHrodna, Belarus
53.667N, 23.833E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength3,000
Casualties and losses500 killed, 400 horses wounded
Commanders
  • Gaia Gai
  • Stefan Mokrzecki
  • Aleksander Narbutt-Łuczyński
  • Stanislaw Jackowski (officer)
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First Battle of Grodno is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5452516, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Grodno (1920), revision 1370618662, 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.