Battle of Lasy Królewskie

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Battle of Lasy Królewskie
Part of Invasion of Poland
Date September 1, 1939 Location Janowo, Krzynowłoga Mała in Poland Result Indecisive
Combatants
Nazi Germany	Poland
Commanders
Unknown	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	11. Pułk Ułanów Legionowych
Casualties
Unknown	Unknown

Invasion of Poland

Westerplatte – Danzig – The Border - Krojanty – Lasy Królewskie – Mokra – Gdańsk Bay – Pszczyna – Mława – Tuchola Forest – Jordanów – Borowa Góra – Mikołów – Węgierska Górka – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Wizna – Łódź – Przemyśl – Piotrków – Różan – Radom – Łomża – Wola Cyrusowa – Warsaw – Gdynia – Hel – Bzura – Jarosław – Kałuszyn – Węgrów – Wilno – Lwów – Modlin – Kobryń – Brześć – Kępa Oksywska – Tomaszów Lubelski – Wólka Węglowa – Kampinos Forest – Janów, Wereszyca, and Hołosko – Krasnystaw – Grodno – Cześniki – Krasnobród – Władypol – Szack – Wytyczno – Parczew – Kock

Battle of Lasy Królewskie (Polish: Bitwa w Lasach Królewskich, Battle of Royal Forests) refers to the battle on 1 September 1939 near Janowo and Krzynowołga Mała during the battle of the border of the Invasion of Poland.

It was a cavalry battle, as Polish Uhlan cavalry (elements of 11. Pułk Ułanów Legionowych) encountered German cavalry units. Polish cavalry charged the Germans, and melee combat ensued. Sabers (on Polish sides, szablas) were used.

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• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 16 April 2006.