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Battle of Kaniów

Battle of Kaniów was a battle fought in 1918 at Kaniv, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kaniv. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 against 12,000.

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Fought1918
WhereKaniv, Ukraine49.745N, 31.456E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsPolish II Corps in RussiaagainstGerman Empire
Casualties and losses1,000 dead or wounded, 3,250 capturedand1,500 dead or wounded
Part ofWWI Eastern Front1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the WWI Eastern Front

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Kraśnik, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Krzywopłoty, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914Battle of Komarów, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of Augustów, 1914Battle of Kraków (1914), 1914Battle of Limanowa, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914second battle of Krakow, 1914Battle of Bolimów, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 1915Battle of Konary, 1915Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, 1915Narew Offensive, 1915Siege of Novogeorgievsk, 1915Siege of Kovno, 1915Sventiany Offensive, 1915Battle of Ustechko (1916), 1916Brusilov Offensive, 1916Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916Baranovichi Offensive, 1916Kerensky Offensive, 1917Battle of Toboly, 1917Battle of Zborov, 1917Battle of Riga, 1917Battle of Jugla, 1917Battle of Moon Sound, 1917Battle of Rarańcza, 1918Battle of Bakhmach, 1918Battle of Kaniów, 191819141918Battle of Kaniów, 1918
36 placed engagements of the WWI Eastern Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1918 (year precision)
to 1918
PlaceKaniv, Ukraine
49.745N, 31.456E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength8,00012,000
Casualties and losses1,000 dead or wounded, 3,250 captured1,500 dead or wounded
Commanders
  • Franz Hermann Zierold
Battle of KaniówBattle of KaniówBattle of KumeykiBukrin BridgeheadBattle of the Alta RiverBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of KorsuńBattle of KumeykiBukrin BridgeheadBattle of the Alta RiverBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of KorsuńKyivKremenchukBila TserkvaUman100 km49.745N, 31.456E
Placed at Kaniv; 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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Battle of Kaniów 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 Q3636484, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kaniów, revision 1370444705, 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.