The Battle of Warsaw 1920.
The Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920
The main cause of the outbreak of the Polish-Bolshevik War was the threat to Poland's independence from Bolshevik Russia and the attempt to implement the idea of permanent revolution and the export of communist revolution to the entire territory of Europe.
On the territories occupied by the Bolsheviks, a very active propaganda campaign was being developed. On July 23, 1920, the Bolsheviks established the so-called Temporary Revolutionary Committee of Poland, which consisted of Polish communists and officials of the Polish Bureau of the Communist Party of Bolsheviks. In a proclamation issued on August 1, the Committee announced the establishment of the Polish Socialist Soviet Republic and began to create "revolutionary committees" in the occupied territories.
Meanwhile, the decisive battles with the Bolsheviks took place in mid-August 1920 on the outskirts of Warsaw. The Polish offensive was prepared based on plans developed in the General Staff under the leadership of Gen. Tadeusz Rozwadowski and approved by the Supreme Commander Józef Piłsudski. The battle took place over a vast territory from the Vistula River in the east to the Działdowo-Włodawa line in the north, lasted about 10 days, and consisted of three stages: fighting on the outskirts of Warsaw, the strike on the Wkra River (August 14), and the counterstrike from the Wieprz River (August 16). This battle, called the "Miracle on the Vistula," halted the advance of Soviet troops into Western Europe. In addition to the Battle of Warsaw, the biggest clashes took place in late August and September near Zamość, and then in September along the Neman River.
There is no doubt that the Polish-Bolshevik War and the Polish victory put an end to the plans of Sovietization of Central and Western Europe. The awareness of this was widespread among the military and civilian elites of European countries, who referred to the Battle of Warsaw as the 18th decisive battle of the world (Lord d'Abernon) and compared its significance to the Battle of Vienna in 1683 (Gen. L. Faury).
Dr. Paweł Libera
Office of Historical Research, Institute of National Remembrance
The Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920
The main cause of the outbreak of the Polish-Bolshevik War was the threat to Poland's independence from Bolshevik Russia and the attempt to implement the idea of permanent revolution and the export of communist revolution to the entire territory of Europe.
On the territories occupied by the Bolsheviks, a very active propaganda campaign was being developed. On July 23, 1920, the Bolsheviks established the so-called Temporary Revolutionary Committee of Poland, which consisted of Polish communists and officials of the Polish Bureau of the Communist Party of Bolsheviks. In a proclamation issued on August 1, the Committee announced the establishment of the Polish Socialist Soviet Republic and began to create "revolutionary committees" in the occupied territories.
Meanwhile, the decisive battles with the Bolsheviks took place in mid-August 1920 on the outskirts of Warsaw. The Polish offensive was prepared based on plans developed in the General Staff under the leadership of Gen. Tadeusz Rozwadowski and approved by the Supreme Commander Józef Piłsudski. The battle took place over a vast territory from the Vistula River in the east to the Działdowo-Włodawa line in the north, lasted about 10 days, and consisted of three stages: fighting on the outskirts of Warsaw, the strike on the Wkra River (August 14), and the counterstrike from the Wieprz River (August 16). This battle, called the "Miracle on the Vistula," halted the advance of Soviet troops into Western Europe. In addition to the Battle of Warsaw, the biggest clashes took place in late August and September near Zamość, and then in September along the Neman River.
There is no doubt that the Polish-Bolshevik War and the Polish victory put an end to the plans of Sovietization of Central and Western Europe. The awareness of this was widespread among the military and civilian elites of European countries, who referred to the Battle of Warsaw as the 18th decisive battle of the world (Lord d'Abernon) and compared its significance to the Battle of Vienna in 1683 (Gen. L. Faury).
Dr. Paweł Libera
Office of Historical Research, Institute of National Remembrance
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