Battle of Ossów

When

14 Aug 1920

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

52.31° N, 21.24° E

Description

1920 battle of the Polish-Soviet War

The Battle of Ossów took place in the fields near Wołomin on 14 August 1920. It was a part of a much larger battle on the outskirts of Warsaw during the Polish-Bolshevist War. During the day Soviet units managed to capture the strategically important village of Ossów, but were repelled in the evening by a Polish counter-attack.

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