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Title
At the Crossroads
Description
On 9 September, the Polish Poznan Army, encircled by the rapid German advance, attempted to force a crossing of the Bzura River to the southeast. This attack inadvertently allowed time for the Polish Pomorze Army, also trapped in the pocket, …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1939-09-15
Scenario#
14
Scenario Description
On 9 September, the Polish Poznan Army, encircled by the rapid German advance, attempted to force a crossing of the Bzura River to the southeast. This attack inadvertently allowed time for the Polish Pomorze Army, also trapped in the pocket, to regroup further east near the Kampinos Forest. Many attempts were made by elements of the Pomorze Army to affect a withdrawal from the pocket east towards Warsaw; by the middle of the month, however, only two divisions had made the escape. On September I5, one such skirmish saw a company of Polish regulars attempt a breakout along an infrequently-used farm road.
Location
Sochaczew, Poland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Bzura was the largest battle of the 1939 German invasion of Poland, fought between 9 and 19 September 1939, between Polish and German forces. It began as a Polish counter-offensive, but the Germans outflanked the Polish forces and took all of western Poland.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of the Bzura
External Link
Combatants
German
Polish
Collection:
Geolocation
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