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Battle of Czarnobyl

Battle of Czarnobyl was a battle fought on 27 April 1920 in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Polish–Soviet War, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: Polish victory.

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Fought27 April 1920
WhereUkraine51.272N, 30.224E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsSecond Polish RepublicagainstRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Part ofPolish–Soviet War1919 to 1921

Where it sits in the Polish–Soviet War

Battles for Vilnius, 1918Battle of Bereza Kartuska, 1919Battle of Lida, 1919Battle of Warsaw, 1920Kyiv offensive, 1920Battle of Radzymin, 1920Battle of Wołodarka, 1920Battle of Lwów, 1920Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki, 1920Lipno Operation, 1920Battle of Kock, 1920Battle of Daugavpils, 1920Battle of Letychiv, 1920Battle of Koziatyn, 1920Battle of Czarnobyl, 1920Battle of Berezina, 1920Battle of Głębokie, 1920Battle of Ladami, 1920Battle of Gieranony, 1920First Battle of Grodno, 1920Battle of Czortkowem, 1920Battle of Ostrołęka, 1920Battle of Zarębami Kościelnymi, 1920Battle of Łysowem, 1920Battle of Dorohuskiem, 1920Battle of Kaczkowem, 1920Battle of Mława, 1920Battle of Długosiodłem, 1920Battle of Makowem, 1920Battle of Przewodowem, 1920Battle of Ossów, 1920Battle of the Wkra, 1920Battle of Nasielsk, 1920Battle of Cyców, 1920Battle of Zadwórze, 1920Battle of Wyszków, 1920Battle of Mława (1920), 1920Battle of Białystok, 1920Battle of Komarów, 1920Battle of Sejny, 1920Battle of Dytiatyn, 1920Battle of Prużany, 1920Battle of the Niemen River, 1920Battle of Kojdanowem, 192019181920Battle of Czarnobyl, 1920
47 placed engagements of the Polish–Soviet War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 April 1920
PlaceUkraine
51.272N, 30.224E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Feliks Jaworski
Battle of CzarnobylBattle of CzarnobylSiege of VyshgorodSiege of ChernihivBattle of KievKyiv offensiveBattle of KievSiege of VyshgorodSiege of ChernihivBattle of KievKyiv offensiveBattle of KievZhytomyrHomyelNizhynMazyrKorosten100 km51.272N, 30.224E
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Battle of Czarnobyl is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9172896, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chornobyl, revision 1370437169, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.