Battle of Jordanów
Battle during the Nazi invasion of Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Jordanów took place on 1–3 September 1939, during the Invasion of Poland and the opening stages of World War II. It was fought between the German XVIII Panzer Corps of Gen.E.Beyer and the Polish 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade under Col. Stanisław Maczek.
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Battle of Jordanów | |||||||
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Part of Invasion of Poland | |||||||
Soldiers of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade using a Bofors 37mm gun | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Poland | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stanisław Maczek Jan Wójcik | Eugen Beyer[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
5,000 soldiers 58 tanks and AFVs 16 field guns armoured train No.51 "Pierwszy Marszałek"[2] |
3/109 heavy artillery[1] 50,000 soldiers 498 tanks and AFVs 128 field guns[2] | ||||||
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3+ tanks | 70+ tanks and AFVs |
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