Battle of Ossów

Battle of Ossów
Part of the Polish–Soviet War

Soviet assaults near Radzymin and Ossów of 14 August were bloodily repelled
Date14 August 1920
Location
Ossów and Leśniakowizna near Warsaw, Poland
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
 Poland  Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Kazimierz Sawicki Grigory Khakhanyan
Strength
4 regiments 3 regiments
Casualties and losses
c. 600 (including c. 100 killed) c. 600

The Battle of Ossów took place in the fields near Wołomin on 14 August 1920. It was a part of a much larger battle on the outskirts of Warsaw during the Polish-Bolshevist War (February 1919 - March 1921). During the day Soviet units managed to capture the strategically important village of Ossów, but were repelled in the evening by a Polish counter-attack. The battle was one of the first skirmishes won by the Poles since the beginning of the Soviet offensive in late spring.

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