Battle of Buchach (1919)

Battle of Buchach
Part of Polish-Ukrainian war and Chortkiv offensive
Date10-11 or 12 June 1919
Location
Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
West Ukrainian People's Republic Poland
Commanders and leaders

Oleksander Hrekov

Yevhen Petrushevych
Józef Haller
Casualties and losses
unknown lots of POWs, several machine guns captured

Battle of Buchach (Ukrainian: Битва за Бучач) was a battle fought between the Ukrainian Galician Army under the leadership of general Oleksander Hrekov and Polish forces during the Chortkiv offensive and Polish-Ukrainian war which lasted from 10 to 11 june 1919. Ukrainian forces managed to liberate Buchach and Monastyrysk, while the Polish army retreated to Ternopil.[1]

  1. ^ "11 червня. Цей день в історії Тернопільщини". Тернополяни – головні новини міста Тернополя та Тернопільської області. Незалежний інформаційний ресурс Тернополяни (in Ukrainian). 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2024-11-08.