Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Edward Rydz-Śmigły

Battles of Edward Rydz-Śmigły

Polish general, politician, marshal of Poland, poet, and painter (1886–1941)

Edward Rydz-Śmigły is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1939: 6 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Poland (4), Ukraine (1), Latvia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,270 km apart end to end, 454 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Polish–Soviet War (3), World War I (1), World War II (1).

Battle of Laski and AnielinBattle of ŁowczówekBattle of WarsawKyiv offensiveBattle of DaugavpilsSoviet invasion of PolandBattle of ŁowczówekBattle of WarsawKyiv offensiveBattle of DaugavpilsSoviet invasion of PolandMinskVilniusLvivKrakówGdańskKaliningradSmolenskZhytomyr500 km52.894N, 25.667E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 2 engagements1920: 3 engagements3 in 19201939: 1 engagements19141939
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Laski and Anielin, 1914Battle of Łowczówek, 1914Battle of Warsaw, 1920Kyiv offensive, 1920Battle of Daugavpils, 1920Soviet invasion of Poland, 193919141939
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
22 October 1914Battle of Laski and AnielinPolandRussian victory
22 December 1914Battle of ŁowczówekŁowczówek, Poland176 km SInconclusive
1920Battle of WarsawWarsaw, Poland265 km NPolish victory
1920Kyiv offensiveUkraine703 km ERed Army victory
5 January 1920Battle of DaugavpilsDaugavpils, Latvia659 km NPolish–Latvian victory; Soviet garrison retreated and later...
1939Soviet invasion of PolandPoland466 km SWSoviet victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.