Battle of Daugavpils

Battle of Daugavpils
	Part of Polish-Soviet War and Latvian War of Independence
	; Renault FT tanks of the Polish 2nd Tank Regiment preparing for the battle
Date	3–5 January 1920
Location	Daugavpils and vicinity, Latvia
Result	Polish–Latvian victory
Belligerents
Poland; Latvia	Russian SFSR; Latvian SSR
Commanders and leaders
Edward Rydz-Śmigły; Jānis Puriņš	Vladimir Gittis
Strength
22,000 Latvians; 20,000 Poles	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Daugavpils, or Battle of Dyneburg, was the final battle during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919. A joint Polish and Latvian force, operating under Polish Staff orders known as "Operation Winter", attacked the Red Army garrison in Dunaburg, or Daugavpils, from 3 to 5 January 1920.^: 76–77

From the Polish perspective, the battle was part of the Polish-Soviet War. In Latvia, it is considered to be part of Latvian War of Independence.

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