Polish Northern Front (1920)
The Northern Front was one of the
Polish-Soviet War. Its forces were instrumental in defeating the Red Army in the Battle of Warsaw and again in the Battle of the Niemen River
. By August 1920 the units comprising the front numbered some 90,000 men at arms.
Initially named Szeptycki's Front (Polish: Front Szeptyckiego), after its commanding officer Gen. Stanisław Szeptycki, on July 5 it was renamed to North-Eastern Front and then again on August 6 to Northern Front.
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