What the records say
- When
- 31 Dec 1918 – 5 Jan 1919
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.69° N, 25.28° E
- Description
- 1918-1919 battles of Polish self-defense units and the Red Army for the control of Vilnius
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Vilnius (January 1919)
The Battle of Vilnius in January 1919 were a series of battles fought in Vilnius between the pro-Polish Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus who were initially against the Imperial German Army retreating from the city and the Bolshevik paramilitaries and then against the attacking Red Army.
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