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and Modlin, mostly around 19 and 20 September. Among them were
Generals Kutrzeba, Knoll-Kowacki and Tokarzewski, two cavalry brigades (Wielkopolska and Podolska) of General Abraham and the 15th and 25th Infantry Divisions. The remainder (4th, 14th, 17th, 26th and 27th Infantry Divisions), which did
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were ready to begin their drive towards Warsaw. To encircle and to destroy the Polish forces, the
Germans used most of their 10th Army, including two armoured, one motorized and three light divisions, which was equipped with some 800 tanks altogether. The attack from all sides on Polish positions
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The Polish forces were forced to abandon most of their heavy equipment while they crossed the river. On 17 September, German heavy artillery was shelling the crossing north of Brochów, and the largest air operation of the campaign began, with the
Luftwaffe attacking the retreating Polish forces.
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and was fought from 9 to 19 September. The battle took place west of Warsaw, near the Bzura River. It began as a Polish counter-offensive, which gained initial success, but the
Germans outflanked the Polish forces with a concentrated counter-attack. That weakened Polish forces and the Poznań and
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After the battle, the remaining German divisions rushed towards Warsaw and Modlin and soon encircled both. The Bzura campaign ended in defeat for the Poles, but because of the initial Polish local successes, the German advance on Warsaw was halted for several days. The
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and abandoned it to the enemy although at that point, it was not in contact with any significant German forces. By 6 September, Armies
Pomorze and Poznań had linked and formed the strongest Polish operational unit in the campaign, and General Bortnowski accepted the command of General Kutrzeba.
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The campaign also showed the importance of taking initiative, proved that horse cavalry units were still an important factor on the battlefield, proved the importance of air superiority and confirmed that simple numerical superiority still mattered.
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and
Sochaczew. The 15th Infantry Division and Podolska Cavalry Brigade again crossed the Bzura in Witkowice. In Brochow, the 25th and the 17th Infantry Divisions crossed the Bzura. The 14th Infantry Division was concentrated in
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in "Wrzesień 1939 9/19 - Bzura" claims that at least one pivotal attack was cancelled because while they were marching, the soldiers were asleep for the first time in a few days, which led to the loss of momentum.
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and was forced to retreat to the south-east. Army Poznań, meanwhile, did not face heavy German assaults but was forced to retreat to the east by defeats of its neighbours (Army
Pomorze in the north and
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divert units from its push towards Warsaw. That helped the Polish units defending Warsaw and its environs to organise their own long-term but ultimately failed defence of the capital.
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Pomorze Armies were destroyed. Western Poland was now under German occupation. The battle has been described as "the bloodiest and most bitter battle of the entire Polish campaign".
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in the south). Both of them were retreating and so Army Poznań was in danger of being flanked and surrounded by the German forces. On 4 September, Army Poznań moved through
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not manage to cross the river, surrendered with
General Bortnowski between 18 and 22 September. Polish casualties were estimated at 20,000 dead, including three generals:
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In the morning, the Germans started their drive towards the south along both banks of the Bzura and were supported by more than 300 aircraft and heavy artillery. German
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reached the road linking Łowicz with Głowno. At that point, however, Bortnowski ordered the 26th Infantry Division to retreat. He had learned of the withdrawal of the
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while it was surrounded by German forces on two fronts.
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The Polish plan to defend from the German invasion,
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2867:(in Polish). Polonia Militaris. Archived from
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2451:The Second World War: An Illustrated History
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2475:Brockhaus Multimedial Lexikon
2430:. Routledge. pp. 1665–.
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1983:Polish 17th Infantry Division
1084:Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade
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2909:Łódź Voivodeship (1919–1939)
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1948:Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade
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2020:Map of the second phase by
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2513:. Lulu.com. pp. 67–.
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2163:German 1st Panzer Division
2130:Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki
2100:German 4th Panzer Division
2049:Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler
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1741:221st Infantry Division
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1732:354th Infantry Regiment
1730:318th Infantry Regiment
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1104:Podolska Cavalry Brigade
39:may need to be rewritten
2248:Battle of Wólka Węglowa
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1981:. On 10 September, the
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1687:Netze Infantry Brigade
1669:50th Infantry Division
1653:96th Infantry Regiment
1651:94th Infantry Regiment
1640:32nd Infantry Division
1635:50th Infantry Regiment
1633:29th Infantry Regiment
1552:82nd Infantry Regiment
1550:17th Infantry Regiment
1548:12th Infantry Regiment
1541:31st Infantry Division
1534:53rd Infantry Regiment
1532:11th Infantry Regiment
1525:14th Infantry Division
1520:12th Infantry Regiment
1475:74th Infantry Regiment
1473:73rd Infantry Regiment
1471:59th Infantry Regiment
1464:19th Infantry Division
1459:54th Infantry Regiment
1457:51st Infantry Regiment
1455:30th Infantry Regiment
1446:18th Infantry Division
1403:95th Infantry Regiment
1401:55th Infantry Regiment
1399:21st Infantry Regiment
1383:85th Infantry Regiment
1381:41st Infantry Regiment
1379:20th Infantry Regiment
1354:46th Infantry Regiment
1352:26th Infantry Regiment
1332:32nd Infantry Regiment
1330:31st Infantry Regiment
1321:24th Infantry Division
1262:50th Infantry Regiment
1260:24th Infantry Regiment
1258:23rd Infantry Regiment
1251:27th Infantry Division
1244:66th Infantry Regiment
1242:65th Infantry Regiment
1240:64th Infantry Regiment
1231:16th Infantry Division
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1224:61st Infantry Regiment
1222:59th Infantry Regiment
1210:67th Infantry Regiment
1208:63rd Infantry Regiment
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1185:37th Infantry Regiment
1183:18th Infantry Regiment
1181:10th Infantry Regiment
1169:60th Infantry Regiment
1167:56th Infantry Regiment
1165:29th Infantry Regiment
1151:70th Infantry Regiment
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1147:68th Infantry Regiment
1135:58th Infantry Regiment
1133:57th Infantry Regiment
1131:55th Infantry Regiment
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1904:30th Infantry Division
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1631:8th Infantry Regiment
1622:3rd Infantry Division
1502:1st Infantry Regiment
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1370:10th Infantry Division
1350:6th Infantry Regiment
1341:30th Infantry Division
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1156:25th Infantry Division
1140:17th Infantry Division
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234:Commanders and leaders
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2510:WORLD WAR TWO SEA WAR
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1577:25th Panzer Regiment
1518:36th Panzer Regiment
1516:35th Panzer Regiment
1199:4th Infantry Division
1012:Walther von Reichenau
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709:2nd Tomaszów Lubelski
396:Casualties and losses
389:2–4 cavalry brigades
387:8 infantry divisions
338:Edmund Knoll-Kownacki
271:Walther von Reichenau
162:52.23333°N 19.36667°E
2871:on 27 September 2007
2863:Juliusz Tym (2005).
2806:Seidner, Stanley S.
2793:Seidner, Stanley S.
2780:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2767:Seidner, Stanley S.
2754:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2728:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2710:Seidner, Stanley S.
2685:Seidner, Stanley S.
2672:Seidner, Stanley S.
2659:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2625:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2601:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2581:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2553:Seidner, Stanley S.
2539:The Second World War
2341:Cisowski, Zalewski,
2084:Władysław Bortnowski
2055:. That day, General
1507:4th Panzer Division
1500:2nd Panzer Regiment
1498:1st Panzer Regiment
1489:1st Panzer Division
1202:Lubicz-Niezabitowski
1177:Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz
1115:14th Uhlan Regiment
1095:17th Uhlan Regiment
1093:15th Uhlan Regiment
888:Władysław Bortnowski
876:Treaty of Versailles
804:Operation Tannenberg
467:Battle of the Border
327:Władysław Bortnowski
2848:Stanley S.Seidner,
2535:The Gathering Storm
2533:Winston Churchill,
2379:on 31 December 2007
2239:Johannes Blaskowitz
1900:Johannes Blaskowitz
1886:. The commander of
1700:Wehrmacht Reserves
1586:3rd Light Division
1568:2nd Light Division
1292:Division or Brigade
1113:9th Uhlan Regiment
1111:6th Uhlan Regiment
1064:Division or Brigade
1004:Johannes Blaskowitz
827:Battle of the Bzura
607:Tomaszów Mazowiecki
409:20 artillery pieces
260:Johannes Blaskowitz
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122:9–19 September 1939
84:Battle of the Bzura
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1016:Army Group South (
940:Edward Rydz-Śmigły
872:defend the borders
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835:invasion of Poland
455:Invasion of Poland
412:18,000–20,000 dead
248:Gerd von Rundstedt
167:52.23333; 19.36667
91:Invasion of Poland
2852:, New York, 1978.
2520:978-0-578-02941-2
2437:978-1-135-81242-3
2228:in the foreground
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1912:Operational Group
1834:(13–15 September)
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1075:Army Poznań
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1044:Luftflotte 4
1040:Luftflotte 1
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996:Army Pomorze
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884:Army Pomorze
882:. That made
870:, called to
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197:Belligerents
181:
95:World War II
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43:Please help
38:
36:lead section
18:
2839:(in Polish)
2488:Poland 1939
1888:Poznań Army
1872:Bzura river
1868:Poznań Army
1361:XIII Corps
1345:von Briesen
992:Army Poznań
896:Army Poznań
622:Borowa Góra
533:Częstochowa
401:8,000 dead
165: /
2888:Categories
2833:References
2784:, pp.12–13
2140:, General
1775:Kesselring
1658:III Corps
1480:XVI Corps
1428:10th Army
1365:von Weichs
1307:Blaskowitz
1194:Bortnowski
1107:Strzelecki
972:Inowrocław
846:Background
734:Krasnobród
724:Krasnystaw
580:Worek Plan
575:Danzig Bay
153:19°22′00″E
150:52°14′00″N
2875:24 August
2810:,128-129.
2714:,124-125.
2676:, 120-22.
2383:24 August
2216:Aftermath
2206:howitzers
2182:Witkowice
2159:Sochaczew
2155:Luftwaffe
2150:Sochaczew
2122:Sochaczew
2075:to reach
2069:Sochaczew
2061:Army Łódź
1821:offensive
1760:Luftwaffe
1745:Pflugbeil
1726:Courbiere
1613:II Corps
1604:4th Army
1557:XV Corps
1511:Reinhardt
1467:Schwantes
1437:XI Corps
1432:Reichenau
1303:8th Army
1297:Regiments
1069:Regiments
1008:10th Army
968:Wyszogród
964:Włocławek
912:Army Łódź
868:Plan West
518:Fraustadt
503:Grudziądz
407:100 cars
405:50 tanks
2782:Bitwa...
2756:Bitwa...
2730:Bitwa...
2661:Bitwa...
2627:Bitwa...
2603:Bitwa...
2583:Bitwa...
2557:,34-128.
2343:Bitwa...
2279:See also
2236:—
2195:Kierozia
2071:and the
1995:Pludwiny
1985:met the
1914:(Polish
1896:8th Army
1882:towards
1841:towards
1839:withdraw
1823:towards
1418:Dietrich
1325:Olbricht
1312:X Corps
1254:Drapella
1079:Kutrzeba
1024:4th Army
1000:8th Army
829:(or the
811:Timeline
776:Cześniki
756:Jarosław
751:Przemyśl
729:Łomianki
679:Kałuszyn
627:Piotrków
548:Bukowiec
543:Katowice
513:Jordanów
498:Pszczyna
483:Krojanty
478:Chojnice
375:Strength
127:Location
89:Part of
2409:8 April
2210:Vistula
2191:Osmolin
2187:Łaziska
2167:Brochów
2138:Żychlin
2111:Lonio17
2053:Ozorków
2022:Lonio17
1971:Łęczyca
1932:Łęczyce
1884:Stryków
1876:Łęczyca
1861:Lonio17
1825:Stryków
1708:Andreas
1691:Gablenz
1672:Sorsche
1590:Kuntzen
1493:Schmidt
1484:Hoepner
1275:German
1088:Abraham
1052:Polish
1030:of the
976:Vistula
962:, from
960:Vistula
924:Łęczyca
766:Jaworów
637:Pułtusk
538:Mikołów
212:Germany
2758:, p.10
2663:, p.11
2517:
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2345:, p.14
2252:Warsaw
2171:Ruszki
2077:Warsaw
2031:, the
2003:Głowno
1991:Modlna
1975:Piątek
1946:, the
1944:Głowno
1940:Łowicz
1880:Łowicz
1850:Modlin
1843:Warsaw
1832:Łowicz
1811:Battle
1765:Göring
1626:Lichel
1617:Strauß
1572:Stumme
1544:Kämpfe
1026:under
1010:under
1002:under
928:Warsaw
916:Poznań
704:Brześć
699:Kobryń
694:Modlin
684:Węgrów
669:Warsaw
585:Gdynia
570:Danzig
473:Wieluń
227:Poland
224:
209:
178:Result
141:Poland
2797:,128.
2771:,127.
2732:, p.9
2689:,124.
2629:, p.8
2605:, p.6
2585:, p.5
2296:Notes
2199:Osiek
2146:Gąbin
2134:Kutno
1662:Haase
1644:Böhme
1608:Kluge
1528:Weyer
1450:Cranz
1287:Corps
1160:Alter
980:Płock
978:near
952:Bzura
944:Brest
689:Wilno
674:Bzura
652:Barak
647:Łomża
642:Radom
632:Różan
612:Wizna
508:Mława
493:Mokra
133:Kutno
131:Near
2877:2007
2515:ISBN
2492:ISBN
2455:ISBN
2432:ISBN
2411:2024
2385:2008
2263:and
2197:and
2136:and
2090:and
2088:26th
2001:and
1999:Osse
1973:and
1964:TK-3
1962:and
1926:and
1924:25th
1920:17th
1916:14th
1878:and
1792:Lohr
1561:Hoth
1441:Leeb
1394:Loch
1316:Ulex
1126:Wład
1042:and
1006:and
994:and
825:The
781:Lwów
739:Kock
617:Łódź
119:Date
2086:'s
1960:TKS
1845:and
1046:).
1014:of
966:to
590:Hel
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