Battle of Różan
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| Battle of Różan | |||||||
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| Part of Invasion of Poland | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Germany |
 Poland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Rudolf Schmidt |
Czesław Rzedzicki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 men |
3,300 men 15 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12–18 tanks (only on September 5) |
~20 KIA, 50 WIA (only on September 5) | ||||||
The Battle of Różan, otherwise known as defence of Różan bridgehead, took place between September 4 and September 6, 1939, in the fields before the town of Różan on the Narew River. A small Polish garrison of three World War I forts (consisting of two infantry battalions) successfully defended the bridgehead against the entire German panzer division for the entire day and night. However, as a result of a misunderstanding of the commander in chief's orders, the Polish forces were then withdrawn to the other side of the river, and then further eastwards on September 6.
References
- Template:Pl icon Robert Olbryś (2003) Różan w wojnie obronnej 1939 r.. Pułtusk: WSH
52°53′22″N 21°23′57″E / 52.889349°N 21.399075°E
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