The Battle of Kałuszyn, took place between 11 and 12 September 1939 around the town of Kałuszyn near Mińsk Mazowiecki in Poland.[1] It was part of the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II between forces of the Polish Army and the invading German Army.
The Polish aim was to retake the town and break through the German encirclement before panzer reinforcements arrived and enemy resistance stiffened. After a short preparation, the battle began overnight with a Polish assault on the villages surrounding the town. The Polish forces managed to break through the positions of the enemy 44th Infantry Regiment, which was disorganized and had underestimated the Polish forces still present in the area.
At one point a Polish commander ordered the 4th squadron of the 11th Uhlans Regiment to advance towards the town itself. The order was mistakenly understood as an order of a cavalry charge and the squadron, numbering 85 men and commanded by Lieutenant Andrzej Żyliński, charged towards the enemy positions with their sabres drawn, breaking through to the town despite suffering significant casualties (33 dead). The Polish infantry followed into the breach in the German defences and by the early morning the town was liberated and the German division sent in retreat.
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Losses on both sides were significant. The commanding officer of 44th regiment, Major Krawutschke, committed suicide.[1] In the course of the heavy fighting, the town was almost completely destroyed.[2] Most of the substantial Jewish population of the town was deported by Germans to the Warsaw ghetto or Treblinka extermination camp.[3] After the end of the war the battle was one of 24 battles of the Polish Defensive War to be featured at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Warsaw.
^ abTadeusz Jurga; Władysław Karbowski (1987). Armia Modlin 1939 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo MON. p. 283. ISBN978-83-11-07274-9 – via Google Books.
Komorowski, Krzysztof (2009). Boje Polskie 1939 – 1945. Warsaw: Bellona, Spółka Akcyjna. p. 144. ISBN978-83-7399-353-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Emil Noiński, Bitwa pod Kałuszynem 11-12 września 1939 roku : karta chwały oręża polskiego 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, "Rocznik Mińsko-Mazowiecki", Vol. 16, 2008, pp. 43-56.
battle, kałuszyn, part, invasion, polandmonument, battle, kałuszyn, cemeterydate11, september, 1939locationkałuszyn, warsaw, voivodeship, polandresultpolish, victorybelligerents, polandgermanycommanders, leadersandrzej, Żylińskimaj, krawutschke, strength6th, l. Battle of KaluszynPart of Invasion of PolandMonument to battle at the Kaluszyn CemeteryDate11 12 September 1939LocationKaluszyn Warsaw Voivodeship PolandResultPolish victoryBelligerents PolandGermanyCommanders and leadersAndrzej ZylinskiMaj Krawutschke Strength6th Legions Infantry Regiment11th Uhlans Regiment44th Infantry RegimentCasualties and losses33 killed120 killed200 wounded84 missing The Battle of Kaluszyn took place between 11 and 12 September 1939 around the town of Kaluszyn near Minsk Mazowiecki in Poland 1 It was part of the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II between forces of the Polish Army and the invading German Army Contents 1 Prelude 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 ReferencesPrelude editFollowing the battle for the borders the forces of General Wincenty Kowalski began a steady withdrawal and undertook delaying actions in the area to the north east of Warsaw Following the battles of Pultusk and Rozan the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division reinforced by the units of the Wyszkow Operational Group arrived in the area of Minsk Mazowiecki They were overrun by the German forces of the German 11th Infantry Division who managed to take the town and surround the Polish forces Battle editThe Polish aim was to retake the town and break through the German encirclement before panzer reinforcements arrived and enemy resistance stiffened After a short preparation the battle began overnight with a Polish assault on the villages surrounding the town The Polish forces managed to break through the positions of the enemy 44th Infantry Regiment which was disorganized and had underestimated the Polish forces still present in the area At one point a Polish commander ordered the 4th squadron of the 11th Uhlans Regiment to advance towards the town itself The order was mistakenly understood as an order of a cavalry charge and the squadron numbering 85 men and commanded by Lieutenant Andrzej Zylinski charged towards the enemy positions with their sabres drawn breaking through to the town despite suffering significant casualties 33 dead The Polish infantry followed into the breach in the German defences and by the early morning the town was liberated and the German division sent in retreat Aftermath editLosses on both sides were significant The commanding officer of 44th regiment Major Krawutschke committed suicide 1 In the course of the heavy fighting the town was almost completely destroyed 2 Most of the substantial Jewish population of the town was deported by Germans to the Warsaw ghetto or Treblinka extermination camp 3 After the end of the war the battle was one of 24 battles of the Polish Defensive War to be featured at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Warsaw See also editList of World War II military equipment of Poland List of German military equipment of World War IIReferences edit a b Tadeusz Jurga Wladyslaw Karbowski 1987 Armia Modlin 1939 in Polish Warsaw Wydawnictwo MON p 283 ISBN 978 83 11 07274 9 via Google Books Gmina Kaluszyn With Kaluszyn Landslayt in the Warsaw Ghetto Komorowski Krzysztof 2009 Boje Polskie 1939 1945 Warsaw Bellona Spolka Akcyjna p 144 ISBN 978 83 7399 353 2 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Emil Noinski Bitwa pod Kaluszynem 11 12 wrzesnia 1939 roku karta chwaly oreza polskiego Archived 2016 06 10 at the Wayback Machine Rocznik Minsko Mazowiecki Vol 16 2008 pp 43 56 52 12 30 N 21 48 42 E 52 208333 N 21 811667 E 52 208333 21 811667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Kaluszyn amp oldid 1187761294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
