Miracle on the Vistula

Miracle on the Vistula — Poland halts the Bolshevik flood

On August 15, 1920, Polish forces under the supreme command of Józef Piłsudski destroyed the Soviet army on the Vistula, saving Poland's independence and halting Bolshevik expansion westward. The operation, known as the Miracle on the Vistula or the Battle of Warsaw, is regarded as one of the eighteen most decisive battles in world history. Poland repelled the threat and defended the borders of the reborn state.