Battle of Chojnice during the 1939 German invasion of Poland occurred on the first day of the hostilities, September 1. A detached unit of the Polish army, Chojnice Detached Group under col. Tadeusz Majewski, part of the Czersk Operational Group under Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki, was tasked with defending the city of Chojnice, a major regional communications center, to protect the southern flank of Army Pomorze. The Polish forces managed to repulse German attacks until 1600-1700 hours, when they received order to fall back towards Rytel (further continued on the night of September 1 and 2). Combatants Poland Germany, Slovakia, Soviet Union Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North), Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South), Mikhail Kovalov (Belorussian Front), Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front), Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades, 4,300 guns, 880 tanks, 400 aircraft Total: 950... Westerplatte Conflict Polish Defence War of 1939 Date September 1 to September 7, 1939 Place Westerplatte peninsula in Gdańsk Result ? Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, at an estuary of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel. ... The Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig (today GdaÅ„sk) was one of the first battles of the Polish September Campaign, and of the World War II in Europe. ... Forces as of 31 August and German plan of attack. ... The Battle of Krojanty was part of the Polish September Campaign of the Second World War. ... Battle of Lasy Królewskie (Polish: Bitwa w Lasach Królewskich, Battle of Royal Forests) refers to the battle on 1 September 1939 near Janowo and KrzynowoÅ‚ga MaÅ‚a during the battle of the border of the Polish September Campaign. ... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Georg-Hans Reinhardt Friedrich Kirchner Julian Filipowicz Strength 1st Panzer Division 4th Panzer Division 31st Infantry Division Volhynian Cavalry Brigade 7th Infantry Division Casualties 700 KIA, 300 WIA, 160 tanks and AFVs 100 KIA, 300 WIA, five guns, four AA guns, 300 horses Monument to... Battle of the GdaÅ„sk Bay took place on September 1, 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War. ... Battle of Pszczyna (Polish: Bitwa PszczyÅ„ska) refers to the series of battles on 1 and 2 September 1939 near the town of Pszczyna during the Polish September Campaign. ... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Georg von Küchler Wilhelm Liszka-Lawicz Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski Strength 5 Infantry Divisions and Panzer Division Kempf 2 Infantry Divisions Casualties 6 tanks (in initial attack only) Unknown The Battle of MÅ‚awa, otherwise known as the Defence of the MÅ‚awa position, took... The Battle of Bory Tucholskie refers to one of the first battles of the Polish September Campaign, 1939. ... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders StanisÅ‚aw Maczek Ewald von Kleist Strength 1 motorized brigade reinforced with infantry 2 Panzer divisions, 1 infantry division Casualties {{{notes}}} The Battle of Jordanów took place on September 2, 1939, during the Polish Defensive War and the opening stages of World War II. It... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Unknown Ludwik Czyżewski Strength XVI Panzer Corps 2nd Legions Infantry Regiment Casualties Unknown, but heavy At least 663 men Battle of Borowa Góra (Polish: ) refers to the series of battles from 2nd to 5th of September of 1939 that took place near the... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Tadeusz Semik Eugen Ott Strength 1,200 17,000 Casualties between 7 and 20 killed 7 murdered after their capitulation between 50 and 200 killed between 100 and 300 wounded The Battle of WÄ™gierska Górka was a lengthy, two-day-long defence of a... Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Polish: Bitwa pod Tomaszowem Mazowieckim) refers to the battle on 6 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Second Polish Republic, during the Polish September Campaign. ... Battle of Wizna Conflict Polish Defence War of 1939 Date September 7-September 10, 1939 Place Wizna near Poland Result unconcluded Battle of Wizna (sometimes referred to as the Polish Thermopylae) was fought between September 6 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial... The Battle of Łódź was fought on September 8, 1939, between Poland and Germany. ... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Unknown Jan Chmurowicz Strength 7th Infantry Division, detachments from 44th Infantry Division and 45th Infantry Division 7 infantry battalions 1 engineer company 6 heavy artillery platoons Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of PrzemyÅ›l took place between September 11 and September 14, 1939, in the... The Battle of Różan, otherwise known as defence of Różan bridgehead, took place between September 4 and September 6, 1939, in the fields before the town of Różan on the Narew River. ... Battle of Radom. ... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Johannes Blaskowitz Friedrich Olbricht Conrad von Cochenhausen Wiktor Thommée Strength 10th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 2nd Legions Infantry Division 28th Infantry Division 30th Infantry Division WoÅ‚yÅ„ska Cavalry Brigade 21st Uhlan Regiment Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Wola Cyrusowa took place... Battle of Warsaw Conflict Polish Defence War of 1939 Date 8 to September 28, 1939 Place Warsaw, Poland Result Polish defeat The 1939 Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Polish Warsaw Army (Armia Warszawa) garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Poland (Warsaw) and the German Army. ... German battleship Schleswig-Holstein stationed at Danzig harbor is shelling nearby Polish positions at Gdynia. ... Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000 Battle of Hel was one of the longest battles of the Polish Defence War of 1939 in 1939. ... Battle of Bzura (also known as Battle of Kutno) took place during the Second World War, Polish September Campaign between 9 September 1939 and 19 September1, 1939 and was fought between Polish and German Nazi forces. ... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Alfred von Hubicki Rudolf Veiel StanisÅ‚aw Maczek Jan Wójcik Strength 2 armoured divisions 10th Cavalry Brigade 4 infantry battalions 20 guns Casualties At least a few tanks Unknown The Battle of JarosÅ‚aw took place between September 10 and September 11, 1939, in... The Battle of KaÅ‚uszyn, took place between September 11 and September 12, 1939, in the fields before the town of KaÅ‚uszyn near MiÅ„sk Mazowiecki. ... Combatants Soviet Union Poland Commanders Pyotr Akhlyustin Semyon Zybin JarosÅ‚aw Okulicz-Kozaryn Strength 2 cavalry and 3 armor divisions 10 infantry battalions Casualties according to Soviet sources: 13 killed, 24 wounded, 5 tanks destroyed, several damaged Unknown Battle of Wilno was one of the major battles during the Soviet... Combatants Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Ferdinand Schörner WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Langner StanisÅ‚aw Sikorski Strength Germans: 1st Mountain 11 infantry battalions, 5 batteries of artillery (mainly 75 mm guns), 1 cavalry unit, 1 engineering platoon and a small number of soldiers who had retreated into the city from elsewhere... Battle of Modlin Conflict Polish Defence War of 1939 Date September 13 to September 29, 1939 Place Modlin village, Modlin Fortress Result Polish capitulation During the Polish September Campaign at the beginning of the Second World War, Modlin Fortress was a headquarters of the Modlin Army until it retreated eastwards. ... Battle of KobryÅ„ was one of the battles of the Polish Defence War of 1939. ... Battle of Brześć Litewski (otherwise known as the Siege of Brześć, Battle of Brest-Litovsk or simply Battle of Brześć) was a World War II battle that took place between September 14 and September 17, 1939, near the town of Brześć Litewski (now Brest, Belarus). ... The battle of KÄ™pa Oksywska took place in the Oksywie Heights outside of the city of Gdynia between September 10 and September 19, 1939. ... Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 17th September to 26th September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski. ... Battle of Wólka WÄ™glowa (Polish: ) refers to the battle on September 19, 1939, that took place near Wólka WÄ™glowa, during the last stages of the Polish counteroffensive (battle of the Bzura) of the Polish September Campaign. ... The Battle of Kampinos was in fact a series of skirmishes and battles fought in the forests around Kampinos during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, between the Polish Army and the German Wehrmacht. ... The Battle of Grodno took place between September 21 and September 24, 1939, during the Polish Defensive War. ... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Bohdan Stachlewski† Tadeusz Gerlecki† Rudolf Koch-Erpach Strength Navahrudak Cavarly Brigade 2nd Horse Artillery Division 2nd Horse Rifles Regiment 1st KOP Cavarly Regiment 8th Infrantry Division heavy east-prussian cavarly Casualties heavy heavy The Battle of Krasnobród took place on 23 September 1939 near the... Combatants Soviet Union Poland Commanders Wilhelm Orlik-Rueckemann Strength 52 Rifle Division 4000 strong KOP group including artillery Casualties about 500 KIA 1600 WIA several guns a few AFVs 7 tanks (Soviet counts) up to 40 tanks (Polish counts) about 350 KIA more than 900 WIA a few trucks Battle... The battle of Wytyczno took place on October 1, 1939 near the village of Wytyczno near WÅ‚odawa in Poland. ... The Battle of Kock was the final battle of the Polish September Campaign at the beginning of World War II. It took place from October 2nd through October 5th, 1939, near the town of Kock, Poland. ... Combatants Poland Germany, Slovakia, Soviet Union Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North), Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South), Mikhail Kovalov (Belorussian Front), Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front), Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades, 4,300 guns, 880 tanks, 400 aircraft Total: 950... Operational Group (Polish Grupa Operacyjna, abbreviated GO) was the highest level of tactical division of the Polish Army before and during World War II and the Polish Defence War. ... StanisÅ‚aw Grzmot-Skotnicki (1894-1939) was a Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army. ... Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 40,600 inhabitants (2000), near famous Tuchola Forests, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. ... The Pomeranian Army (Polish: ) was one of the Polish armies to take part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939. ...

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