Conflict Europe

Polish–Soviet War

1919 CE – 1921 CE · 2 years

Poland halted the westward advance of Soviet communism in the 'Miracle on the Vistula' — a decisive victory at Warsaw in 1920 that shaped the post-WWI European order and delayed Soviet expansion for two decades.

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Polish–Soviet War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

Second Polish Republic
Soviet Russia

Key moments

Defining events in the Polish–Soviet War.

1920 Polish Kiev Offensive
1920 Battle of Warsaw / Miracle on the Vistula
1920 Battle of the Niemen

Elsewhere in Europe at the time

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Landmark · Europe

Plitvice Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Syria

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Estonian War of Independence

1918 CE – 1920 CE

Landmark · Europe

Giant's Causeway

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Ukraine

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Europe

Latvian War of Independence

1918 CE – 1920 CE

Landmark · Europe

Danube Delta

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

South Russia

Attested 1920 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1919 CE and 1921 CE.

1919 CE Greco-Turkish War 1919 CE Irish War of Independence 1919 CE Turkish War of Independence 1921 CE Rif War 1919 CE Third Anglo-Afghan War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine Landmark · Africa 1920 CE – still standing Iran Polity · Middle East Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Theodore Roosevelt Figure · United States 1858 CE – 1919 CE Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War) Conflict · Africa 1899 CE – 1920 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing

Image credits8 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Polish–Soviet Warnieznani · CC0
Plitvice Lakes National ParkZysko serhii · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of Syria (2025-)Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previ… · Public domain
Estonian War of IndependenceVabadussõda.jpg : Mmh ( talk ) derivative work: Reimgild ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Giant's Causewaycode poet on flickr. · CC BY-SA 2.0
Flag of UkraineGovernment of Ukraine · Public domain
Latvian War of IndependenceOwn work by the original uploader · Public domain
Danube DeltaEuropean Space Agency · Attribution