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3 unusual facts about Battle of Ossów


Battle of Ossów

The village of Ossów lay on a strategically important road leading from Warsaw towards Stanisławów and was considered crucial for both sides of the conflict.

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During the day Russian units managed to capture the strategically important village of Ossów, but were repelled in the evening by a Polish counter-attack.

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In Polish plans, the Leśniakowizna-Ossów road was to be used as a means of retreat from the first line of defences towards Warsaw and the second line of trenches, located slightly to the west of Ossów itself.



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