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Warsaw 1920 - The Battle that Saved Europe
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In August 1920, the Red Army approached Warsaw, and the newly independent Polish state appeared to be on the verge of collapse.
The stakes stretched far beyond Poland. Bolshevik leaders hoped victory could help carry revolution westward, particularly toward a politically unstable Germany.
Then the battlefield changed dramatically.
Polish commander Józef Piłsudski launched a daring counteroffensive south of Warsaw, striking into a vulnerable section of the Soviet front and threatening its rear. Within days, the Soviet advance became a chaotic retreat.
The Battle of Warsaw became one of the most consequential victories in Polish history. British diplomat Edgar Vincent D'Abernon later famously described it as the "eighteenth decisive battle of the world."
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