Battle of Berezhany
| Battle of Berezhany | |||||||||
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| Part of Polish–Ukrainian War | |||||||||
Mountain Lysonia near Berezhany. A heavy fighting on the mountain took place during the battle | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| West Ukrainian People's Republic | Poland | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Oleksander Hrekov Osyp Mykytka Arnold Wolf |
Władysław Jędrzejewski Zygmunt Zieliński | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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I Corps II Corps III Corps | 3rd Legions Infantry Division | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 | 4,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Berezhany was a five-day battle over the city of Berezhany in Eastern Galicia, which was the key point of Polish defence. The battle took place between the Ukrainian Galician Army from one side and a several Polish regiments from the other. This battle was a turning point of the entire Polish-Ukrainian war, as it weakened UGA to the phase that it couldn't continue it's offensive.