Battle of the Bzura
Battle of kutno

Next the train participated in the battle of the Bzura.

It was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in mid-September 1939, during the Battle of the Bzura.

On September 8, it covered right wing of the Polish forces, during the Battle of the Bzura.

Between September 9 and 18, the unit took part in the Battle of the Bzura, covering rear areas of Polish troops.

After the mid-September Polish defeat in the Battle of the Bzura, the Germans gained an undisputed advantage.

He participated in the Battle of the Bzura and in the Kampinos wilderness, trying to get through Wehrmacht lines to besieged Warsaw.

In the resulting Battle of Radom and Battle of the Bzura, which further Polish attacks were made, were won.

Museum of the Battle of the Bzura river - at Wiosny Ludów park where grave chapel of Mniewscy family is located.

The prisoners of the POW camp in Żyrardów, captured after the Battle of the Bzura, were denied any food and starved for ten days.

During the Invasion of Poland that began World War II, the 8th Army under Blaskowitz's command participated in the Battle of the Bzura.

The He 111 participated in the Battle of the Bzura when the Polish Army Poznań and Army Pomorze were virtually destroyed by aerial assault.

After the failed assault on Warsaw, 4th Panzer Division was withdrawn westward and took part in the Battle of the Bzura, where it supported a German counter-attack.

During the Battle of the Bzura River he commanded a small improvised infantry unit, with which he headed for Warsaw after the Polish defeat in the battle.

Soon after, Blaskowitz's exposed northern flank was attacked by the Polish Poznan Army, leading to the major engagement of the Polish campaign, the Battle of the Bzura.

During the Battle of the Bzura von Briesen's right forearm was wounded in combat, but he insisted on returning to lead his division as soon as his wound was cared for.

On September 6, 1939, the division was in the area of Inowrocław, soon afterwards it was used in the Battle of the Bzura, covering eastern wing of the Pomorze Army.

From September 9, the division fought against the Wehrmacht in the Battle of the Bzura, a Polish counterattack west of Warsaw in the area of the Bzura River.

Despite the ultimate loss of Polish army, the Battle of the Bzura river had major strategic importance: it made Germans change their scheme and regroup and also delayed the capitulation of Warsaw.

Łowicz was at the centre of the largest battle of the German invasion of Poland, the Battle of the Bzura River in the opening campaign of World War II.

Kesselring strove to provide the best possible close air support to the ground forces and used the flexibility of air power to concentrate all available air strength at critical points, such as during the Battle of the Bzura.

During the Invasion of Poland of 1939, Polish armies under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba conducted an offensive in and around Kutno, a battle that was later named the Battle of the Bzura.

The flexibility and agility of the German forces led to the defeat of nine Polish infantry divisions and other units in the resulting Battle of the Bzura (8-19 September), the largest engagement of the war thus far.

A veteran of the Great War and the Russian Civil War, he is best known for his command over Piotrków Operational Group and the battle of the Bzura during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.

Jan's triptych depicting the he Battle of the Bzura River (one of the heroic stands of the Polish cavalry against German tanks during Second World War) received recognition and award during the exhibition in 'Zacheta Galery' - 1985.

September 9 - WWII: Troops of the Polish Poznan Army under the command of General Kutrzeba open the Battle of the Bzura, the largest and best organized counter-attack mounted by the Polish forces in the campaign of 1939.