What the records say
- When
- 9 Sep 1939 – 19 Sep 1939
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.23° N, 19.37° E
- Description
- battle in the opening campaign of World War II during the 1939 German invasion of Poland
- War
- World War II
Battle of the Bzura
Battle of World War II in Poland
The Battle of the Bzura was the largest battle of the German invasion of Poland and was fought from 9 to 19 September 1939. It was a Polish counter-attack against the Germans.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Troops of the Polish Poznań Army under the command of General Kutrzeba open the Battle of the Bzura”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der zehntägigen Schlacht an der Bzura besiegt die Wehrmacht die polnischen Truppen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “польские армии «Познань» и «Поморье» нанесли удар во фланг 8-й армии вермахта”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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