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Events on Thursday 12 August 1920 2
1920Battle of WarsawPolish forces halt the Soviet advance on the capitalPolish troops under Jozef Pilsudski decisively defeated the advancing Red Army outside Warsaw during the Polish-Soviet War, a victory later dubbed the "Miracle on the Vistula." The battle halted the westward spread of Soviet power and secured Polish independence. It is regarded as one of the most significant battles of the twentieth century.
1920Battle of Warsaw 1920Miracle at the VistulaDecisive battle where Poland stopped the Red Armys march into Western Europe.