Battle of Ossów

Overview

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. 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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Significance

The Battle of Ossów, fought in the fields near Wołomin on 14 August 1920, was part of the larger Soviet drive on Warsaw during the Polish-Soviet War. Soviet units initially captured the strategically important village of Ossów during the day, but a Polish counter-attack in the evening retook it. The engagement carried weight beyond its local scale: it was among the first skirmishes won by Polish forces since the Soviet offensive had begun in late spring, marking an early check to Bolshevist momentum at the gates of the Polish capital.

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