Polish–Lithuanian War | |||||||||
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Part of Lithuanian Wars of Independence Polish–Soviet War |
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Polish cavalry parade in Sejny |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Poland | Lithuania | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Józef Piłsudski (Marshal of Poland) Lucjan Żeligowski |
Mykolas Sleževičius |
Polish victory;
Józef Piłsudski (Marshal of Poland)
The Polish–Lithuanian War was an armed conflict between newly independent Lithuania and Poland in the aftermath of World War I. The conflict primarily concerned territorial control of the Vilnius Region, including Vilnius, and the Suwałki Region, including the towns of Suwałki, Augustów, and Sejny. The conflict was largely shaped by the progress in the Polish–Soviet War and international efforts to mediate at the Conference of Ambassadors and later the League of Nations. There are major differences in Polish and Lithuanian historiography regarding treatment of the war. According to Lithuanian historians, the war was part of the Lithuanian Wars of Independence and spanned from spring 1919 to November 1920. According to Poland, the war included only fighting over the Suwałki Region in September–October 1920 and was part of the Polish–Soviet War.