battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Lawica

Name: Battle of Lawica
Location: Ławica, Poland

Battle of Lawica was a battle fought in 1919 at Ławica, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ławica. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 200–400 soldiers.

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Fought1919

WhereŁawica, Poland52.411N, 16.826E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePolish victory

BelligerentsPolish rebelsagainstGerman Empire

Casualties and losses1 killed, multiple woundedand2 killed, dozens wounded

Record

Date	1919 (year precision)
Place	Ławica, Poland 52.411N, 16.826E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial change	Capture of Poznań-Ławica Airport
Strength	Unknown	200–400 soldiers
Casualties and losses	1 killed, multiple wounded	2 killed, dozens wounded
Commanders	Andrzej Kopa	Fischer

Placed at Ławica; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Poznań 1704, 6.3 km E
Battle of Poznań 1945, 6.3 km E
Siege of Poznań 1704, 6.3 km E
Siege of Poznań 1716, 7.3 km E
Capture of Poznan 1703, 7.3 km E

Elsewhere in 1919

Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow United Kingdom
Battle of Cēsis Latvia
Greek landing at Smyrna Turkey
Battle of Paju Estonia
1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine Ukraine

Battle of Lawica is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9172679, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ławica, revision 1370603057, 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.