The Second Battle of Berezina was fought on 15 May 1920 around the Berezina in the Polish-Soviet war. It ended indecisively.
| Second Battle of Berezina | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Soviet War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian SFSR |
 Poland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mikhail Tukhachevsky August Kork |
Kazimierz Sosnkowski Leonard Skierski | ||||||
Battle of Berezina (1920) edit
Led by August Kork, six divisions of the Soviet XV Army, crossed the Dvina River on 15 May 1920 under orders from Trotsky and Tukhachevsky, and attacked the left wing of the Polish Army, before Pilsudski could attack the Zhlobin-Mogilev rail network. The Soviet XVI Army soon took Borisov under siege. Advancing seventy miles, the Soviet line extended from Koziany to Lake Pelic before Polish General Kazimierz Sosnkowski formed the First Army at Švenčionys and General Leonard Skierski formed a second group in Lahoysk, and prepared to encircle the Soviet advancement. However, on 8 June, Tukhachevsky retreated to the Auta and Berezina rivers.[1]: 133, 140
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References edit
- ^ Davies, N., 1972, White Eagle, Red Star, London: Macdonald & Co, ISBN 9780712606943