Battle of Lenino took place from 12th October to 13th October1943 near Trigubovo village (later renamed Lenino, today on Belarus) between Soviet Union 33rd Western Front Army and Nazi German forces. (Redirected from 12th October) October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... (Redirected from 13th October) October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...
Among Soviet units was Polish 1 Dywizja Piechoty im. Tadeusza KoĹ›ciuszki under the command of Zygmunt Berling. Polish division sustained have losses during the fighting (502 killed, 1776 wounded and 663 missing, which totaled about 25% of full force), and after two days was pulled back from the front line. It was the first battle of Polish forces recreated in the USSR and from 7th October1950 until 1989 it was the Day of Ludowe Wojsko Polskie in the People's Republic of Poland. In modern Poland, this celebration was abolished and a new Day of Wojsko Polskie is celebrated on 15th August, day of the Miracle at the Vistula battle. General Zygmunt Berling Zygmunt Henryk Berling (27 April 1896 - 11 July 1980), Polish general and politician, most known as the commander of the 1st Polish Army during the Second World War. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wojsko Polskie (WP) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... The Peoples Republic of Poland (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ... (Redirected from 15th August) August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Battle of Warsaw Conflict Polish-Bolshevik War Date 13 to August 25, 1920 Place near Warsaw, Poland Result Decisive Polish victory The Battle of Warsaw (sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula, Polish Cud nad Wisłą) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Bolshevik War (also known as...
Effectively the battle was a draw, but it was enough to persuade Napoleon that the war was lost.
They are: the pretty Nativity church in Borodino village, the only building to survive the battle; a museum, less than 1 km south, complete with diorama and relief map of the field; the Russian headquarters in Gorki, marked by one of the battlefield's dozens of obelisks; and Napoleon's camp, similarly indicated, at Shevardino.
In the village of Semyonovskoye, another scene of fierce fighting, the Convent of the Savior of Borodino was built in the 1830's and one of its churches dedicated to the fallen.
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