Battles for Vilnius (1918–1919)
The Battles for Vilnius in 1918–1919 (Polish: Walki o Wilno, Russian: Сражения за Вильно) were a series of battles fought in Vilnius between the pro-Polish Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus who were initially against the Imperial German Army retreating from the city and the Bolshevik paramilitaries (31 December 1918 – 3 January 1919) and then against the attacking Red Army (4–5 January 1919). The fighting resulted in the temporary capture of most of the city of Vilnius by the Poles, who eventually had to retreat before the Red Army came. Some historians consider this as the beginning of the Polish–Soviet war.
| Battles for Vilnius (1918–1919) | ||||||||
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| Part of Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 | ||||||||
The Red Army in Vilnius, January 6, 1919 | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Polish self-defense |
Bolsheviks Vilnius Soviet | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Władysław Wejtko Władysław Dąbrowski Zygmunt Klinger |
Vladimir Olderogge Kazimierz Cichowski | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| ~ 1,640 |
Red Army, unknown, but much bigger than the Polish forces. Vilnius Soviet ,at least 84 people | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| Unknown |
Red Army: Unknown Vilnius Soviet See Siege of the Vilnius Soviet | Unknown | ||||||
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