What the records say
- When
- 18 Sep 1939 – 19 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.67° N, 25.32° E
- Description
- 1939 battle of World War II
- War
- World War II
Battle of Wilno (1939)
Battle of the Soviet invasion of Poland in WWII
The Battle of Wilno was fought by the Polish Army against the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, which accompanied the German Invasion of Poland in accordance with Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. On 18–19 September, Soviet forces took over the city of Wilno. Polish forces, concentrated in the west, were relatively weak in the east.
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