Battle of Vilnius
Appearance
Battle of Vilnius may refer to:
- Siege of Vilnius (1390), unsuccesful siege by the Teutonic Order
- Battle of Vilnius (1655), Russia captures the city during the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
- Battle of Vilnius (1660) , Grand Duchy of Lithuania recaptures the city from Russia
- Battle of Vilnius (1702), Grand Duchy of Lithuania unsuccessfully attempts to capture the city from Sweden during the Great Northern War
19th century
[edit]- Battle of Vilnius (1812), France captures the city during the French invasion of Russia
- First Battle of Vilnius (1831) , Uprising of 1831
- Second Battle of Vilnius (1831), Uprising of 1831
20th century
[edit]- Battle of Vilnius (1915), Imperial German Army defeats the Imperial Russian Army and captures the city during World War I
- Battles for Vilnius (1918–1919), Unsuccessful attempt to capture the city by the Polish Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus
- Vilna offensive (1919), Poland captures the city during the Polish–Soviet War
- Battle of Vilnius (1920) , Soviet Union captures the city during the Polish–Soviet War
World War II
[edit]- Battle of Wilno (1939), Soviet Union captures the city during the Invasion of Poland
- Battle of Vilnius (1941), Lithuanian rebels of the June Uprising take over Vilnius before the German Wehrmacht arrives in the city during Operation Barbarossa
- Operation Ostra Brama (1944), the Polish Home Army fails to capture the city from the Wehrmacht by itself during the Operation Tempest
- Vilnius offensive (1944), Soviet occupation of the city