Mokra

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Monument to the Volhynian Cavalry Brigade in Mokra
Monument to the Volhynian Cavalry Brigade in Mokra

Mokra is a village in Silesian Voivodship of Poland, in powiat of Kłobuck, located at 50°58' N, 18°55' E. As of 1998 it had 800 inhabitants.

On September 1, 1939, it was a site of the Battle of Mokra, fought between the Polish cavalry brigade and a German panzer division. The one-day battle was won by Poles.