Introduction Poland and Russia have had ongoing conflicts with each other throughout periods of history. Many of these conflicts were due to issues pertaining to both territory and religious tensions. Multiple Polish-Soviet wars broke out over the last 500 years, however, in the last 300 years many of the victories were won by Russia (Zawodny 69). The continuous blows to the Polish state weakened Polish forces as well as their economy and led to its eventual partitioning in the 18th century (Garlinski xv). To what extent did Soviet involvement in the Warsaw Uprising lead to the defeat of the Polish rebel army at the hands of the German army? Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 The Polish-Soviet war of 1919-1920 was a fight for the newly independent
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It was fought from August 13 to August 25 in 1920 as Red Army forces approached the Polish capital (newworldencyclopedia.com). An estimated 10,000 Bolshevik soldiers were killed, 500 missing, 10,000 wounded, and 66,000 taken prisoner (newworldencyclopedia.com). These numbers compared to the Polish losses of an estimated 4,500 killed, 10,000 missing, and 22,000 wounded (newworldencyclopedia.com). The expected result of the Battle of Warsaw was a Soviet win; however, Polish forces concluded the battle with and unexpected victory, leading the Polish forces to future victories until the end of the war. …show more content…
The German invasion of the Soviet Union forced the Allies to begin working with the Soviet Union rather than against it (britannica.com). Once it was decided that the Soviets would be working with the Allies to defeat Germany, the Soviet government then also began working alongside the Polish alternate government (britannica.com).
German forces entered the Soviet Union with approximately 4.5 million troops and were well equipped with proper weapons and ammunition (theatlantic.com). Hitler’s main prize and largest mode of motivation for the invasion of the Soviet Union was the abundance of resources, which would aid military combat greatly: oil, timber, coal, peat, iron, as well as manganese (marxists.org).
The number of casualties which Operation Barbarossa resulted in was approximately 700,000, as well as 604,000 wounded and 36,000 missing (New World Encyclopedia). Germany actually failed in the operation and did not achieve victory over the Soviet Union. From this failure, the Soviet Union was able to begin counterattacks on Germany, and was able to try and retake some of their own land, as well as advance into Germany’s properties (history.com). Operation Barbarossa was the beginning of a new chapter in the
It was fought from August 13 to August 25 in 1920 as Red Army forces approached the Polish capital (newworldencyclopedia.com). An estimated 10,000 Bolshevik soldiers were killed, 500 missing, 10,000 wounded, and 66,000 taken prisoner (newworldencyclopedia.com). These numbers compared to the Polish losses of an estimated 4,500 killed, 10,000 missing, and 22,000 wounded (newworldencyclopedia.com). The expected result of the Battle of Warsaw was a Soviet win; however, Polish forces concluded the battle with and unexpected victory, leading the Polish forces to future victories until the end of the war. …show more content…
The German invasion of the Soviet Union forced the Allies to begin working with the Soviet Union rather than against it (britannica.com). Once it was decided that the Soviets would be working with the Allies to defeat Germany, the Soviet government then also began working alongside the Polish alternate government (britannica.com).
German forces entered the Soviet Union with approximately 4.5 million troops and were well equipped with proper weapons and ammunition (theatlantic.com). Hitler’s main prize and largest mode of motivation for the invasion of the Soviet Union was the abundance of resources, which would aid military combat greatly: oil, timber, coal, peat, iron, as well as manganese (marxists.org).
The number of casualties which Operation Barbarossa resulted in was approximately 700,000, as well as 604,000 wounded and 36,000 missing (New World Encyclopedia). Germany actually failed in the operation and did not achieve victory over the Soviet Union. From this failure, the Soviet Union was able to begin counterattacks on Germany, and was able to try and retake some of their own land, as well as advance into Germany’s properties (history.com). Operation Barbarossa was the beginning of a new chapter in the