Battle of Borowa Góra

Battle of Borowa Góra

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Borowa Góra


caption=|partof=Invasion of Poland
date=September 2 - September 5, 1939
place=Near Bełchatów, Poland
result=German victory
combatant2=
combatant1=
commander2=
commander1=Unknown
strength2=2nd Legions' Infantry Regiment
strength1=XVI Panzer Corps
casualties2=At least 663 men
casualties1=Unknown, but heavy

Battle of Borowa Góra ( _pl. 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 pl iconcite book | author=Ludwik Czyżewski | title=Od Gór Borowskich do Zakroczymia | publisher=Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warsaw | year=1982 | id=ISBN 83-11-06741-4]

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).pl iconcite book | author=Stanisław Wyrzycki | title=2 Pułk Piechoty Legionów | publisher=Ajaks, Warsaw | year=2000| id=ISBN 83-85621-05-9] German losses were also high.

See also

* Battle of Łódź

Notes and references

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*Polish|Bitwa pod Borową Górą|16 April 2006


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