The Battle of Warsaw, a Hundred Years On

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda takes part in the celebrations of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw on Pilsudski Square in Warsaw, Poland, on Aug. 15, 2020. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in attendance while visiting Poland as part of a tour of several eastern European countries. Omar Marques/Getty Images

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One hundred years ago, on Aug. 15, 1920, one of the most important yet forgotten events of the century took place on the outskirts of Warsaw. The Polish Army defeated the invading Red Army, in the Battle of Warsaw, and pushed back the Bolsheviks east.