san river

The San or Sian (Ukrainian: Сян, Sian) is a river in south-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 433km (6th longest Polish river) and the basin area of 16,861km² (14,390km² in Poland). The San rises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianky, Ukraine, and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first 50km. Cities:

During the Polish September Campaign of World War II, Polish forces attempted to defend a line along the San from September 6, 1939 until German forces were able to advance from their bridgeheads on September 12, 1939.

San River

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