Battle of Salgótarján

Battle of Salgótarján
Part of the Hungarian–Czechoslovak War
Date30 April – 30 May 1919
Location
around Salgótarján
Result

Hungarian victory

  • Czechslovak offensive repulsed
  • Beginning of the Northern Campaign
Belligerents
Hungarian Soviet Republic  Czechoslovakia
Supported by:
 Italy
Commanders and leaders
Béla Kun
Vilmos Böhm
Aurél Stromfeld
Pál Radváner
Köller		 Tomáš Masaryk
Josef Štika
Luigi Piccione
Litovsky
Strength
2,494 (80th Brigade) 7,000 (2nd Division)

The Battle of Salgótarján occurred in 1919 between Czechoslovak troops and the Hungarian Soviet Republic, around the coal mining city of Salgótarján.

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