The First Battle of Berezina was a battle fought around the Berezina in the Polish-Soviet war. It ended with a

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victory and the capture of 1000 Soviet prisoners.

Berezina (1919)

The Soviet Western Army retreated to the Rivers Dvina and Berezina following the successful capture of

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and Lwow in the Borders region. Pilsudski's Polish Army, consisting of the Northern Group, commanded by General Stanisław Szeptycki, and the Southern Group, commanded by General Władysław Sikorski, were linked by the end of autumn.Davies, N., 1972, White Eagle, Red Star, London: Macdonald & Co,

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Berezina (1919)

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