ORDER OF BATTLE // January 1, 1919
Battle of Skoczów
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 13,000–14,000 estimated
Czechoslovakia
10,000
Medium-confidence figure
Poland
3,000–4,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Skoczów was among the final engagements of the Polish–Czechoslovak War before Entente pressure forced a halt to Czechoslovak military operations. Czechoslovak units, commanded by Josef Šnejdárek and outnumbering Polish forces under Franciszek Latinik by a significant margin, were advancing when the Czechoslovak Minister of Defense ordered a stop near Skoczów, and a ceasefire was signed. The outcome of the broader conflict established a new demarcation line that extended the territory under Czechoslovak control, making Skoczów the effective limit of that military advance and a marker of where the war's territorial settlement was fixed.
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