battle, First World War

Battle of Przemyśl

Name: Battle of Przemyśl
Location: Przemyśl, Poland

Battle of Przemyśl was a battle fought in 1918 at Przemyśl, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Przemyśl. It was part of the Polish–Ukrainian War, which ran from 1918 to 1919. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown (several hundreds) against Several dozens (initial); 1,367 men plus 379 reinforcements sent from Kraków (Final).

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Fought1918

WherePrzemyśl, Poland49.783N, 22.784E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePolish victory

BelligerentsWest Ukrainian People's RepublicagainstSecond Polish Republic

Casualties and lossesSeveral dozens dead and woundedandSeveral dozens dead and wounded

Part ofPolish–Ukrainian War1918 to 1919

Where it sits in the Polish–Ukrainian War

4 placed engagements of the Polish–Ukrainian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1918 (year precision) to 1918
Place	Przemyśl, Poland 49.783N, 22.784E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	Unknown (several hundreds)	Several dozens (initial); 1,367 men plus 379 reinforcements sent from Kraków (Final)
Casualties and losses	Several dozens dead and wounded	Several dozens dead and wounded
Commanders	Julian Stachiewicz

Placed at Przemyśl; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Przemyśl 1939, 0.7 km W
Siege of Przemyśl 1914, 1.2 km W
First Siege of Przemyśl 1914, 1.2 km W
Siege of Przemyśl 1915, 1.2 km W
Battles of Bircza 1945, 24 km SW

In the same war

Before: Defense of Lwów 1918–1919 1918
After: December offensive on Lviv, 1918 1918
All 4 engagements of Polish–Ukrainian War

Elsewhere in 1918

Battle of Przemyśl is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16992, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Przemyśl (1918), revision 1370586688, 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.