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Battle of Bereza Kartuska was one of the first armed conflicts between the organised forces of the Second Polish Republic and Soviet Russia and considered by some historians the first battle of the Polish-Soviet War.[1]
On February 14 or February 16, 1919, 57 Polish soldiers and 5 officers attacked Soviet forces in the town of Biaroza (Polish Bereza), small city to the east of Brzesc. They captured 80 soldiers of the Red Army.
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- ^ a b For controversies about the naming and dating of this conflict, refer to the section devoted to this subject in the Polish-Soviet War article.
[edit] See also
- Battle of Manewicze, another minute battle on the same day
Poland
Bolshevist Russia
