Battle of Borowa Góra

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Battle of Borowa Góra Part of Invasion of Poland Date September 2 - September 5, 1939 Location Near Bełchatów, Poland Result German victory Belligerents Nazi Germany Poland Commanders Unknown Ludwik Czyżewski Strength XVI Panzer Corps 2nd Legions' Infantry Regiment Casualties and losses Unknown, but heavy At least 663 men

v • d • e Invasion of Poland Westerplatte – Danzig – The Border - Krojanty – Chojnice – Grudziądz – Lasy Królewskie – Mokra – Gdańsk Bay – Pszczyna – Mława – Tuchola Forest – Jordanów – Borowa Góra – Mikołów – Węgierska Górka – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Wizna – Łódź – Przemyśl – Piotrków – Różan – Radom – Łomża – Wola Cyrusowa – Warsaw – Gdynia – Hel – Bzura – Jarosław – Kałuszyn – Węgrów – Wilno – Lwów – Modlin – Kobryń – Brześć – Kępa Oksywska – Tomaszów Lubelski – Wólka Węglowa – Kampinos Forest – Janów, Wereszyca, and Hołosko – Krasnystaw – Grodno – Sarny – Cześniki – Krasnobród – Władypol – Szack – Wytyczno – Parczew – Kock

Monument erected to commemorate the battle

Battle of Borowa Góra (Polish: Bitwa pod Borową Górą) refers to the series of battles from 2nd to 5th of September of 1939 that took place near the hills of Góry Borowskie, south west from Piotrków Trybunalski and east of Bełchatów.

The battle, fought between the Wehrmacht and the Polish Army in the vicinity of Łódź, was a direct consequence of the battle for the borders, an early part of the Invasion of Poland^[1]

The hills formed an important strategic point that the German 16th Panzer Corps needed to break through in order to advance toward Radomsko, Piotrków Trybunalski and Bełchatów. The area was defended by the Polish 2nd Legions' Infantry Regiment under Col. Ludwik Czyżewski.

During the intense fighting, Polish casualties from the 2nd Legions' Regiment were 663 (including 16 officers and 67 NCOs).^[2] German losses were also high.

[edit] See also

• Battle of Łódź

[edit] Notes and references

• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 16 April 2006.

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