What the records say
- When
- 2 Oct 1939 – 5 Oct 1939
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.63° N, 22.43° E
- Description
- final battle in the Invasion of Poland (1939)
- War
- World War II
Battle of Kock (1939)
Final battle of the Nazi invasion of Poland, World War II
The Battle of Kock was the final battle in the invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II in Europe. It took place from 2 to 5 October 1939, near the town of Kock in Poland. The Independent Operational Group Polesie, led by General Franciszek Kleeberg, fought the German XIV Motorized Corps, which was led by General Gustav Anton von Wietersheim.
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