Battle of Lasy Królewskie
Battle of Lasy Królewskie | |||||||
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Part of Invasion of Poland | |||||||
Polish and German deployment on September 1st 1939. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany | Poland | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Cavalry component of the 3rd Army (Wehrmacht) | 11th Cavalry "Legions'" Regiment of Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
17 killed 25 wounded | 20 killed 11 wounded |
- v
- t
- e
- Wieluń
- Chojnice
- Krojanty
- Lasy Królewskie
- Mokra
- Pszczyna
- Grudziądz
- Mława
- Jordanów
- Fraustadt
- Węgierska Górka
- Tuchola Forest
- Częstochowa
- Mikołów
- Katowice
- Bukowiec
- Slovak invasion
Baltic coast
4–10 September
- Tomaszów Mazowiecki
- Wizna
- Łódź
- Borowa Góra
- Piotrków
- Różan
- Pułtusk
- Radom
- Łomża
- Barak
- Wola Cyrusowa
Northern Front
- Warsaw
- Bzura
- Kałuszyn
- Węgrów
- Wilno
- Modlin
- Kobryń
- Brześć
- 2nd Tomaszów Lubelski
- Wólka Węglowa
- Kampinos Forest
- Krasnystaw
- Łomianki
- Krasnobród
- Kock
Southern Front
- Przemyśl
- Jarosław
- 1st Tomaszów Lubelski
- Jaworów
- Janów Forest
- Cześniki
- Lwów
Battle of Lasy Królewskie (Polish: Bitwa w Lasach Królewskich, Battle of Royal Forests) refers to the battle on 1 September 1939 near Janowo and Krzynowłoga Mała during the Battle of the Border of the Invasion of Poland.
The German Third Army attacked towards Warsaw from East Prussia, but became entangled by the Mlawa fortifications. Panzer Division Kempf and two divisions of the 1st Corps were stopped by the Polish 20th Infantry Division. The Wodrig Corps could not flank the Polish position due to the swampy ground. Along the Ulatkowka river, Polish Uhlan cavalry (elements of 11th Cavalry "Legions'" Regiment) stopped attacks by the German 1st Cavalry Brigade. Rather than a mounted fight, most were dismounted. However, the Poles did stall the German Third Army advance.[1]: 43
See also
References
- ^ Zaloga, S.J., 2002, Poland 1939, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd., ISBN 9781841764085