TIMELINE OF THE... POLISH-SOVIET WAR
19-21 April 1919
VILNA OFFENSIVE 01
The Polish Army captures the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius from the Soviets after several days of fighting in the city. Four other cities in the nearby vicinity are also captured by the Poles, with the Red Army launching a failed counteroffensive at the end of April 1919.
1918-19
EXPANSION & COMMUNISM
An independent Poland is re-established with the creation of the Second Polish Republic at the end of WWI. The
