Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Vilnius: contested ground

The ground around Vilnius was fought over 5 times between 1655 and 1944: 5 battles, in 5 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of VilniusBattles of Vilnius (1812)Battle of WilnoOperation Ostra BramaBattle of VilniusBattle of VilniusMinskDaugavpilsKaunasHrodnaKlaipėdaBarysawLidaEłk200 km54.677N, 25.297E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Vilnius, 1655Battle of Vilnius, 1702Battles of Vilnius (1812), 1812Battle of Wilno, 1939Operation Ostra Brama, 194416551944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 July 1655Battle of VilniusVilniusRusso-Polish War
1702Battle of VilniusVilniusGreat Northern War
28 June 1812Battles of Vilnius (1812)VilniusFrench invasion of Russia
18 September 1939Battle of WilnoVilnius1939 Invasion of Poland
7 July 1944Operation Ostra BramaVilniusWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.