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Masovia in the war

3 articles · 1919–1945

In the summer of 1920 the Red Army advanced through Mazovia to the approaches of Warsaw, and the Battle of Warsaw halted its march. From 1 to 3 September 1939 the Modlin Army defended the shortest route from East Prussia to the capital at Mława. In January 1945 the 2nd Belorussian Front struck from its bridgeheads on the Narew, took Pułtusk, Nasielsk and Maków Mazowiecki, and on 19 January Mława.

1919

14 February 1919 – 18 October 1920BattleThe Polish–Soviet WarFrom February 1919 to October 1920 Poland fought Soviet Russia for the lands of the old Commonwealth. The Battle of Warsaw halted the revolution's march west.

1939

1–3 September 1939BattleBattle of MławaFrom 1 to 3 September 1939 Army Modlin held the Mława fortifications against the German Third Army. The Germans broke through at Rzęgnowo and forced a retreat.

1945

13 January – 25 April 1945BattleEast Prussian offensiveFrom 13 January to 25 April 1945 the Red Army conquered East Prussia: it cut it off from the Reich, destroyed the trapped forces and took Königsberg and Pillau.