Polish–Czechoslovak War
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The Czechoslovak-Polish War, also known mostly in Czech sources as the Seven-day war (Czech: Sedmidenní válka) was a military confrontation between Czechoslovakia and Poland over the territory of Cieszyn Silesia in early 1919.
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Czechoslovakia-Poland War | |||||||
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Part of the Polish–Czechoslovak border conflicts | |||||||
Map of the war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Czechoslovakia | Poland | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Josef Šnejdárek | Franciszek Latinik | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000[1] |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Total: 175–184 44–53 killed 124 injured 7 missing |
Total: 2,336 92 killed 855 injured 576 POWs 813 missing |
After a vain protest by the Czechoslovak government against action in breach of the Interim Agreement, they attacked the part of Cieszyn Silesia held by Polish forces to prevent elections to the Polish Sejm in the disputed territory and the local population's contributions to the Polish army.[3][4] The Czechoslovak army made rapid advancements, capturing most of Cieszyn Silesia by the end of January. The bulk of the Polish army was engaged in the Polish–Ukrainian War at the time, and the Polish forces faced a numerically superior and better equipped Czech Army in Cieszyn Silesia.[5] The attack was halted under pressure from the Entente. The result of the war was the new demarcation line, which expanded the territory controlled by Czechoslovakia. It led to the division of the region of Cieszyn Silesia in July 1920, and left a substantial Polish minority in Czechoslovakia in the region later called Trans-Olza. The division of Cieszyn Silesia did not satisfy Poland and led to the Polish annexation of Trans-Olza in 1938.