Wołyński klucz do niepodległości. Bitwa pod Kostiuchnówką 4–6 lipca 1916 roku i pamięć o niej
Volhynian key to independence. Battle of Kostiuchnówka 4–6 July 1916 and its memory
Author(s): Przemysław WaingertnerSubject(s): History, Military history, Oral history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Polish Legions; World War I; Polish military contribution during WW I; battle of Kostiuchnówka;
Summary/Abstract: The Battle of Kostiuchnówka (Kostyukhnivka, in modern Ukraine) fought on 4–6 July 1916 in Volhynia by three Brigades of the Polish Legions with the prevailing Rus sian forces taking part in the Brusilov Offensive contributed to the internalisation of the Polish cause during the First World War, and in consequence – to the regaining of independ ence by Poland. The course of the battle and its political outcomes in the form of the Act of 5th November, announcing the formation of Polish Kingdom, were presented on the basis of memoirs, journals, diaries and other documents of the period as well as the literature on the subject.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 49/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 39-51
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish