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The Miracle on the Vistula: Poland's 1920 Stand Against the Red Army
In August 1920, the fate of Poland—and perhaps all of Europe—hung in the balance. Just two years after regaining independence, the fledgling Second Polish Republic faced an existential threat from the advancing Red Army. Lenin and the Bolsheviks aimed to cross the Vistula and carry revolution into Germany. But Polish forces, led by Józef Piłsudski and the brilliant strategist Tadeusz Rozwadowski, launched a daring counteroffensive from the Wieprz River that smashed the Soviet front. This episode dives into the Battle of Warsaw—known as the 'Cud nad Wisłą' or Miracle on the…
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