The Battle of Warsaw (sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula,
Polish: Cud nad Wisłą) was the decisive
battle of the
Polish-Soviet War, which began soon after the end of
World War I in 1918 and lasting until the
Treaty of Riga (1921).The Battle of Warsaw was fought from 13 to
25 August 1920 as
Red Army forces commanded by
Mikhail Tukhachevski approached the
Polish capital of
Warsaw and nearby
Modlin Fortress. On
August 16,
Polish forces commanded by
Józef Piłsudski counter-attacked from the south, forcing the
Russian forces into a disorganised
withdrawal eastward and behind the
Niemen River. Estimated
Bolshevik losses were 10,000 killed, 500 missing, 10,000 wounded and 66,000
taken prisoner, compared with Polish losses of some 4,500 killed, 10,000 missing and 22,000 wounded.
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