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The “Modlińska” Vistula Flotilla was created in December 1918. It was founded to protect Polish river transports and patrol the Vistula, Narew and Bug. Until 1920, for almost a year, the main base of Vistula Flotilla and generally of the Polish Navy, was Modlin. This location was facilitated by: i.a a short distance from the capital and earlier Russian investments. The port situated near Toruń was gradually becoming more and more important. There was a fear of an attack of not yet disarmed Germany. Gradually the main port of flotilla was moved to Toruń. The importance of both ports has decreased little by the end of military operations. From 1921 the Polish military authorities focused more on the river military flotilla. The situation was gradually changing from 1923. In 1925 or 1926, the liquidation of the Vistula Flotilla and the “Toruń” Military Port was completed. As for in the Modlin military port it ceased to exist in 1928.
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This page is a summary of: Military Ports of the Vistula Flotilla 1918–1926, Res Politicae, January 2019, Akademia im. Jana Dlugosza w Czestochowie,
DOI: 10.16926/rp.2019.11.01.
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