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365:. Due to contradictory orders of General Boncza-Uzdowski, its 15th Infantry Regiment was almost completely destroyed, and had to be replaced by the 36th Regiment. Nevertheless, German 1st Light Division managed to break through Polish lines. As a result, the 36th and 72nd Regiments withdrew in the night of September 3/4 to the Widawka river, which was the main Polish defensive position in the area. On September 4, the 4th Infantry Regiment (from 22: 384:. The fighting in Pabianice was extremely bloody, with high losses on both sides. By the evening, the enemy reached the center of the town, but was quickly forced to flee. Meanwhile, however, the 2nd Legions Infantry Division, which was located north of Pabianice, retreated eastwards, forming a gap which the Germans immediately used. In the southern wing, the 72nd Infantry Regiment was almost completely destroyed. 240: 387:
Under the circumstances, the division was ordered to regroup and abandon the area of Pabianice. During the retreat, the 15th Infantry Regiment clashed with the Germans near Ksawerow. The division was ordered to concentrate near Wola Cyrusowa, where on September 8, 1939, the
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ordered the division to retreat behind the Rawka river. On the next day, the order was changed and the division marched towards Warsaw, via
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The history of the division dates back to the autumn of 1921, when Polish Army changed its structure, after the victorious
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to Warsaw. Furthermore, the 28th Light Artillery Regiment, which had been formed on September 7, 1921, in
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attacks and artillery barrage, the unit suffered heavy losses, and was ordered to retreat behind the
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near the villages of Lagiewniki and Raczyn, managing to halt the advance of the
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On September 3, the division filled defensive positions behind the Warta and
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of World War II. The division suffered heavy casualties in battles near
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On September 7, German 17th Infantry Division (General
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
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In 1921–1939, the 28th Division was part of the 1st
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72nd Płk. Dioznizy Czachowski's Infantry Regiment (
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