Chortkiv offensive
| Chortkiv offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Polish–Ukrainian War (1918–1919) | |||||||||
Map of the Ukrainian offensive in June 1919 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| West Ukrainian People’s Republic | Second Polish Republic | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Yevhen Petrushevych Oleksander Hrekov Antin Kravs Myron Tarnavsky Osyp Mykytka |
Józef Piłsudski Józef Haller | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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7 June: 19,000 soldiers and officers Up to 50 artillery batteries 28 June: 24,000 infantry 400 cavalry 376 machine guns 144 artillery pieces |
28 June: 38,600 infantry 2,100 cavalry 797 machine guns 207 artillery pieces | ||||||||
The Chortkiv offensive (Ukrainian: Чортківська офензива, Чортків, Polish: Ofensywa czortkowska, Czortków), also known as June Offensive (Ukrainian: Червнева офензива), was a counteroffensive military operation of the Ukrainian Galician Army (UHA) against the Polish Army during the Polish-Ukrainian War of 1918–1919. Initially, the numerically inferior Ukrainian force achieved tactical success along the entire front, pushing back the French-supported Polish troops. However, the offensive failed to achieve strategic success due to lack of ammunition, and after a Polish counteroffensive the Galician Army was forced to retreat across the Zbruch river, leaving Galicia in Polish hands.