Polish-Lithuanian War

The Polish-Lithuanian War is an armed conflict between Lithuania and Poland, lasting from August 1920 to October 7, 1920, in the aftermath of the First World War, not long after both countries had regained their independence.

It is part of a wider conflict over disputed territorial control of the cities of Vilnius (Polish: Wilno), Suwałki and Augustów.

The conflict is claimed by Poland to be a victory, however within two days of signing a cease fire or agreement to halt the hostilities with Lithuania, Poland reneges on this temporary agreement before it formally takes force (the cease fire was to be started at October the 10th, Polish action started at October the 8th) and creates the Republic of Central Lithuania.While in Lithuanian historiography the conflict is considered a separate war or treated in the context of the Lithuanian Wars of Independence, in other historical traditions (including Polish and Soviet) it is almost always treated as part of the Polish-Soviet War.

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