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Battle of Ossów

Battle of Ossów was a battle fought on 14 August 1920 at Ossów, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Polish–Soviet War, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 4 regiments against 3 regiments.

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Red Army's attacks on Polish positions on August 14, 1920, at the height of the Battle of Warsaw. The Reds were able to reach the villages of Ossów and Izabelin, some 13 kilometres from Warsaw, but we
Red Army's attacks on Polish positions on August 14, 1920, at the height of the Battle of Warsaw. The Reds were able to reach the villages of Ossów and Izabelin, some 13 kilometres from Warsaw, but we. Halibutt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date14 August 1920
PlaceOssów, Poland
52.311N, 21.244E
Part ofPolish–Soviet War (1919 to 1921)
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
ResultPolish victory
BelligerentsSecond Polish RepublicRussian SFSR
CommandersKazimierz SawickiGrigory Khakhanyan
Strength4 regiments3 regiments
Casualties and losses600 (including 100 killed)600
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Battle of Ossów is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871957, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ossów, revision 1370271303, 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.