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| Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |||||||
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| Part ofInvasion of Poland | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Two Panzer Divisions of theXVI Panzer Corps | 13th Infantry Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100 killed 21 tanks destroyed | 770 killed 1023 wounded | ||||||
Thebattle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Polish:Bitwa pod Tomaszowem Mazowieckim) was fought on 6 September 1939 near the town ofTomaszów Mazowiecki,Second Polish Republic, during theinvasion of Poland.
The area was defended byPolish 13th Infantry Division under Col.Władysław Kaliński, andGermany's assault was carried by two armored divisions of the16th Panzer Corps.[1] After the day-long battle, German forces broke through the Polish defences and took the town. The Polish 13th Division sustained heavy losses and was forced to retreat towardsWarsaw.
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