Battle of Modlin

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Battle of Modlin Part of Invasion of Poland (1939) Ruins of the southern bridgehead Date September 13 to September 29, 1939 Location Modlin village, Modlin Fortress Result German victory Belligerents Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Wiktor Thommée Hermann Hoth Adolf Strauss Werner Kempf Strength 40,000 men (peak) 96 guns 7 TK-3 tankettes Armoured train "Śmierć" 4 infantry divisions 2nd Light Division Panzer Division Kempf 100 aircraft [1] Casualties and losses 1,300 KIA 4,000 WIA 35,000 captured Unknown

v • d • e Invasion of Poland Westerplatte – Danzig – The Border - Krojanty – Chojnice – Grudziądz – 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 – Sarny – Cześniki – Krasnobród – Władypol – Szack – Wytyczno – Parczew – Kock

The Battle of Modlin took place during the German invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War. Modlin Fortress was initially the headquarters of the Modlin Army until its retreat eastwards. From September 13 to September 29 in 1939 it served as a defensive citadel for Polish forces under the command of General Wiktor Thommée against assaulting German units. This fighting was closely linked with the strategic situation of the Battle of Warsaw.

The Polish forces defending the fortress included the armoured train 'Śmierć' (death), and the Modlin anti-aircraft battery was credited with shooting down more Luftwaffe planes than any other in the entire September campaign.

Fortress Modlin capitulated on September 29, one of the last to lay down its arms in the campaign.

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• Modlin fortress as seen from a satellite - green cross marks the southern bridgehead pictured above

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