Battle of Daugavpils

Battle of Daugavpils
Part of Polish-Soviet War and Latvian War of Independence
Battle of Dyneburg
Renault FT tanks of the Polish 2nd Tank Regiment preparing for the battle
Date3–5 January 1920
Location
Daugavpils and vicinity, Latvia
Result Polish–Latvian victory
Belligerents
 Poland
Latvia Latvia
 Russian SFSR
Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic Latvian SSR
Commanders and leaders
Second Polish Republic Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Latvia Jānis Puriņš
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Vladimir Gittis
Strength
22,000 Latvians
20,000 Poles
Around 26,700 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Polish-Soviet, Latvian-Soviet and Lithuanian-Soviet Wars in 1919-1920: Polish and Latvian counterattacks.

The Battle of Daugavpils, or Battle of Dyneburg, or Operation Winter was the final battle during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919. A joint Polish and Latvian force, operating under Polish Staff orders known as "Operation Winter", attacked the Red Army garrison in Dunaburg, or Daugavpils, from 3 to 5 January 1920.[1]: 76–77 

From the Polish perspective, the battle was part of the Polish-Soviet War. In Latvia, it is considered to be part of Latvian War of Independence.

  1. ^ Davies, N., 1972, White Eagle, Red Star, London: Orbis Books, ISBN 9780712606943