Polish-Soviet War battles

Conflict between Poland and Soviet Union (also Ukraine) over the land of today Ukraine and Belarus. After regaining the independence Poland was trying to restore the border from past, which means that land in Western Ukraine up to towns of Lwow, Vilnius and Tarnopol should be Polish. After victories over Ukrainian army Poles have gained the control over Lwow, but in 1919 Soviet Union started their western offensive that was aiming in spreading the communist revolution on the rest of the Europe. The first target for the Soviets was Germany, where unstable political situation was a good ground to start the revolution, but to get to Berlin Soviets would have to cross Ukraine and Poland. All...
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Battle of Warsaw
12 August 1920

Battle of Warsaw in 1920 took place when Soviet Union was making a western offensive that aimed to start communist revolution in the countries like Germany. That offensive was halt on the Vistula River by the Poles. The Russians were preparing for the final push for the Polish capitol Warsaw, but Polish intelligence have decoded Russian radio messages and gathered the information that one of the S...

Battle of Warsaw 1920 2011

Based on a true events of battle that blocked the Soviet invasion of Western Europe in 1920.