Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
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Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski | |||||||
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Part of Invasion of Poland | |||||||
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Combatants | |||||||
Poland | Nazi Germany | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Antoni Szylling Tadeusz Piskor |
Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Armies "Kraków" and "Lublin" | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
Invasion of Poland |
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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 Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 17th September to 26th September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski. It was the second largest battle[1] of the Invasion of Poland (Battle of Bzura was the largest) and also the largest tank battle of the campaign[2]. It resulted in the destruction of the Polish Armies "Kraków" and "Lublin".
[edit] References
- ^ The Vickers Mk. E light tank in the Polish service. Private Land Army Research Institute. Last accessed on 11 March 2007
- ^ Steven J. Zaloga, The Polish Army, 1939-45, Osprey Publishing, 1982, ISBN 0850454174, Google Print, p.11