The Battle of Latyczów or Letychiv took place between 18 and 22 February 1920, during the
Polish-Soviet War. Following the end of the
Polish-Ukrainian War, the Polish ''Podolian Front'' remained relatively stable and ran along the
Southern Bug River, not far from the
Zbruch
The Zbruch ( uk, Збруч, pl, Zbrucz) is a river in Western Ukraine, a left tributary of the Dniester.[Збруч] . During a manoeuvre that was to shorten the Polish lines, the
Polish 5th Infantry Division
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under Gen.
Władysław Jędrzejewski encountered elements of the
Soviet 44th Rifle Division and cavalry units under
Grigore Kotovski.
The Poles assaulted the Bolshevik Russian forces, but with little success. Gen. Jędrzejewski threw in all of his reserves and finally managed to capture the town of Latyczów (modern
Letychiv
Letychiv ( uk, Летичів; pl, Latyczów; russian: Летичев) is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. 51 km from Khmelnytskyi and 33 km from the railway station in Derazhnia. It was ...
in
Khmelnytskyi Oblast,
Ukraine
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). The new positions became among the concentration points for the Polish and Ukrainian
advance on Kiev started in April. In June and July 1920, the town and its outskirts became a battlefield for yet another conflict, sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Latyczów, in which the Polish Army successfully defended the area against the Soviets advancing on the city of Lvov (modern Lviv, Ukraine).
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Letychiv
Letychiv ( uk, Летичів; pl, Latyczów; russian: Летичев) is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. 51 km from Khmelnytskyi and 33 km from the railway station in Derazhnia. It was ...
Letychiv
Letychiv ( uk, Летичів; pl, Latyczów; russian: Летичев) is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. 51 km from Khmelnytskyi and 33 km from the railway station in Derazhnia. It was ...
1920 in Poland
February 1920 events