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1918
March
25
Belarusian People's Republic
On 25 March 1918, in German-occupied Minsk, the Rada of the Belarusian People's Republic declared Belarus independent. Germany did not recognise the new state.
May
21
Disbandment of the I Polish Corps
On 21 May 1918 in Minsk Gen. Dowbor-Muśnicki's representative accepted a German ultimatum. The I Polish Corps was to lay down its arms and disperse home.
December
10
Bolsheviks take Minsk
On 10 December 1918 the Red Army, following the withdrawing Germans, entered Minsk almost without a fight. The Belarusian People's Republic lost its capital.
1919
February
14
Key event
Start of the Polish–Soviet War
On 14 February 1919, at Mosty on the Niemen and at Bereza Kartuska, regular units of the Polish Army and the Red Army clashed for the first time.
August
08
Poles take Minsk
On 8 August 1919 troops of Gen. Szeptycki's Lithuanian-Belarusian Front took Minsk, capital of the Soviet republic of Lithuania and Belarus.
1920
July
04
Tukhachevsky's offensive
At dawn on 4 July 1920 Tukhachevsky's Western Front attacked in Belarus. In three days it broke the Polish defence on the Auta and forced the Poles to retreat.