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Polish–Soviet War
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1919
February
14
Key event
The Polish–Soviet War begins
On 14 February 1919 Polish troops clashed with the Red Army at Mosty on the Neman and at Bereza Kartuska. A war began that would last until the autumn of 1920.
1920
October
09
Żeligowski's mutiny
On 9 October 1920 General Żeligowski's division, staging a mutiny on Piłsudski's orders, took Wilno. The dispute split Poland and Lithuania until 1938.
1921
March
18
The Peace of Riga
On 18 March 1921 Poland made peace with Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine at Riga, ending the war and fixing the eastern border the USSR broke in 1939.