What the records say
- When
- 4 Sep 1939 – 6 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.89° N, 21.40° E
- Description
- 1939 battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of Różan
1939 Invasion of Poland battle in WWII
The Battle of Różan, otherwise known as defence of Różan bridgehead, took place between the 4 and 6 September 1939, in the fields before the town of Różan on the Narew River. A small Polish garrison of three World War I forts successfully defended the bridgehead against the entire German panzer division for the entire day and night.
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