Battle of Ossów
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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 (February 1919 - March 1921). 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. The battle was one of the first skirmishes won by the Poles since the beginning of the Soviet offensive in late spring.
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Battle of Ossów | |||||||
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Part of the Polish-Soviet War | |||||||
Soviet assaults near Radzymin and Ossów of 14 August were bloodily repelled | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Poland | Russian SFSR | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kazimierz Sawicki | Grigory Khakhanyan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 regiments | 3 regiments | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
ca. 600 (including ca. 100 killed) | ca. 600 |
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