14-16 February 1919: The Battle of Bereza Kartuska—In the chaos following the withdrawal of the regionally victorious German forces (Ober Ost), both the Soviet government & the nascent Polish republic sought to grab as much territory as possible, at the expense of both Belarus & the Ukraine; the Red Army was thwarted short of "Target Vistula;" the Poles prepared to advance eastward.
Lest we forget.
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