✦ History

Part of Invasion of Poland

Battle of Modlin

September 13–29, 1939 · Modlin

Result German victory

Polish forces defended the Modlin Fortress north of Warsaw against German attacks and bombing. The garrison surrendered a day after Warsaw.

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Axis

Allies

Germany
Poland
Hermann Hoth military commander Werner Kempf military commander Adolf Strauss military commander

Strength and losses

Killed
900
Wounded
670
Aircraft
100
Strength
40,000
Killed
1,300
Wounded
4,000
Captured
35,000
Tanks
7
Guns
96

Units

29th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 2nd Light Division (Wehrmacht) 32nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 6th Panzer Division Panzer Division Kempf
28th Infantry Division (Poland)