1920 - Polish-Soviet WarPolish-Bolshevik War refers to the war (February 1919 March 1921) that determined the borders between Soviet Russia and a once again independent Poland. A war by any other name The war is referred to by several names. A common one is Polish-Soviet War, wh: Battle of WarsawThe Battle of Warsaw (sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula was the decisive battle of the Polish-Bolshevik War (also known as the Polish-Soviet War) that took place soon after World War I. It was fought between 13 and 25 August 1920, as Red begins, lasts till August 25August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. Events 1537 The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. 1580. The Red ArmyThis article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. See Red Army Faction for the German militant group; Japanese Red Army for the Japanese militant group; and People's Liberation Army for the Chinese Red Army. Red Army and RKKA are abbreviations f is defeated.
1923Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Events January 1 Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larg - First major sea-going ship arrives at GdyniaGdynia (pronounce: , Kashubian Gdini German name until 1939 Gdingen 1939-45 Gotenhafen is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. Gdynia is located in Kashubia in Eastern P, newly constructed PolishThe Republic of Poland a country in Central Europe, lies between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) t seaport.
1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F - World War II: Battle of Britain begins - The Luftwaffe launches a series of attacks on British fighter bases and radar installations.
1961 - The German Democratic Republic closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin, to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West.