battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Letychiv
Battle of Letychiv was a battle fought on 18 February 1920 at Letychiv, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Polish–Soviet War, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: Polish victory.
See it on the globe Read the article
Record
| Date | 18 February 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Letychiv, Ukraine 49.383N, 27.617E | |
| Part of | Polish–Soviet War (1919 to 1921) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | Polish victory | |
| Belligerents | Second Polish Republic | Russian SFSR |
| Commanders | Władysław Jędrzejewski | Grigory Kotovsky |
| Casualties and losses | 130 soldiers | 260 – 390 soldiers (two or three times larger than Polish ones) |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Pyliavtsi 1648, 27 km
- Siege of Bar 1768, 35 km
- Battle of Zieleńce 1792, 56 km
- Battle of Lyubar 1660, 59 km
- Battle of Boruszkowce 1792, 66 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Daugavpils 5 January 1920
- After: Battle of Czarnobyl 27 April 1920
- All 20 engagements of Polish–Soviet War
Elsewhere in 1920
- Battle of Maysalun Syria
- Battle of Oltu Turkey
- Battle of Marash Turkey
- Siege of Perekop Ukraine
- Battle of Kars Turkey
Battle of Letychiv is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889139, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Letychiv, revision 1370447521, 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.