Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki

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Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki Part of Invasion of Poland Date 6 September 1939 Location Near Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland Result German victory Belligerents Germany Poland Commanders Erich Höpner Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński Strength Two Panzer Divisions of the XVI Panzer Corps 13th Infantry Division Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown, but heavy

v • d • e Nazi German invasion of Poland Westerplatte – Danzig – The Border - Krojanty – Chojnice – Grudziądz – Lasy Królewskie – Mokra – Danzig 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 – Łomianki – Sarny – Cześniki – Krasnobród – Władypol – Szack – Wytyczno – Parczew – Kock

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 Invasion of Poland.

The area was defended by Polish 13th Infantry Division under Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński, and Germany's assault was carried by two armored divisions of the 16th Panzer Corps. After the day long battle, German forces broke through the Polish defences and took the town. Polish 13th Division sustained heavy losses and was forced to retreat towards Warsaw.

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