Battle of Bereza Kartuska

The Battle of Bereza Kartuska was fought between the Second Polish Republic and Soviet Russia around the village Bereza Kartuska (now Byaroza, Belarus) first on 14 February 1919, and again between 21 and 26 July 1920.

Battle of Bereza Kartuska
Part of Polish-Soviet War

Polish-Soviet & Lithuanian-Soviet Wars of 1919: Polish & Lithuanian counterattacks marked in blue.
Date14 February 1919
Location
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Poland Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Mieniecki Unknown
Strength
62 more than 80
Casualties and losses
Unknown 80 captured

The first skirmish of Bereza is considered to be the initial engagement of the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921 by some historians.

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