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Battle of Berezhany

Battle of Berezhany was a battle fought in 1919 at Berezhany, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Berezhany. The recorded result: Ukrainian victory; (See Aftermath). Recorded strength: 20,000 men against 4,000 men.

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Fought1919
WhereBerezhany, Ukraine49.446N, 24.944E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeUkrainian victory; (See Aftermath)
Belligerents20px West Ukrainian People's Republicagainst20px Second Polish Republic; French Third Republic
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy; 76 French officers killed

Record

Date1919 (year precision)
PlaceBerezhany, Ukraine
49.446N, 24.944E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeUGA seizes Berezhany; Ukrainian offensive towards Lviv halted
Strength20,000 men4,000 men
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy; 76 French officers killed
Commanders
  • Oleksander Hrekov
  • Osyp Mykytka
  • Arnold Wolf (officer)
  • Władysław Jędrzejewski
  • Zygmunt Zieliński
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Placed at Berezhany; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1919

Battle of Berezhany 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 Q56358750, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Berezhany, revision 1370434081, 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.