Battle of Zhovkva
| Battle of Zhovkva | |||||||
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Viktor Kurmanovych who led the Ukrainian forces during the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| West Ukrainian People's Republic | Poland | ||||||
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Bogusław Shashkevych Viktor Kurmanovych | Jan Romer | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Heavy combat losses; 50 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Zhovkva (Ukrainian: Битва під Жовквою) was a battle that took place between the Ukrainian Galician Army and the Polish army for the strategically important city of Zhovkva during the Polish–Ukrainian War from January 6 to 11, 1919 as a part of larger Polish offensive against the UGA.