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Battle Of Kobryń (1920)
The Battle of Kobryn took place on between 11 and 23 September 1920, during the Polish–Soviet War. Polish Fourth Army, commanded by General Leonard Skierski defeated Soviet forces in the area of Kobryn (present-day Belarus). After the Battle of Warsaw (1920), Battle of Warsaw, the Fourth Army was in early September 1920 transported eastwards, to guard the front along the rail line Bialystok – Brzesc nad Bugiem – Wlodawa. The Army consisted of the following units: 15th Infantry Division (Poland), 15th Infantry Division, 14th Infantry Division (Poland), 14th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Division (Poland), 11th Infantry Division, and 16th Infantry Division (Poland), 16th Infantry Division. Facing them was newly created 4th Army (RSFSR), Soviet Fourth Army, consisting of two rifle divisions (48th and 57th), and 17th Cavalry Division. These units were supported by 19th and 55th Rifle Divisions, which had completed their concentration in the first half of September. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish–Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War (14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921) was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution. After the collapse of the Central Powers and the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Vladimir Lenin's Soviet Russia annulled the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and moved forces westward to reclaim the ''Ober Ost'' regions abandoned by the Germans. Lenin viewed the newly independent Poland as a critical route for spreading communist revolutions into Europe. Meanwhile, Polish leaders, including Józef Piłsudski, aimed to restore Poland's First Partition of Poland, pre-1772 borders and secure the country's position in the region. Throughout 1919, Polish forces occupied much of present-day Lithuania and Belarus, emerging victorious in the Polish–Ukrainian War. However, Soviet forces regained strength after their victories in the Russian Civil War, and Symon Petliura, lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaryta
Malaryta or Malorita is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Malaryta District. The name of the city comes from the Ryta, Ryta River. As of 2025, it has a population of 12,593. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Malaryta was part of Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. In 1795, Malaryta was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland. From 1921 to 1939, Malaryta (''Małoryta'') was part of the Second Polish Republic, administratively located in the Polesie Voivodeship. In September 1939, Malaryta was Soviet invasion of Poland, occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR. From 22 June 1941 to 20 July 1944, Malaryta was German occupation of Byelorussia during World War II, occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Wolhynien-Podolien of Reichskommissariat Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 1920 In Europe
September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is on 1 September. September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the start of the academic year in many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after the summer break, sometimes on the first day of the month. Some Libras and Virgos are born in September, with Virgos being born on September 1st through September 22nd and Libras September 23rd through September 30. September (from Latin ''septem'', "seven") was originally the seventh month in the oldest known Roman calendar, the calendar of Romulus , with March being (Latin '' Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
