✦ History

Part of Battle of the Border

Battle of Mokra

September 1, 1939 · Mokra, Gmina Miedźno

Result Polish victory

A Polish cavalry brigade fought the German 4th Panzer Division near Mokra on the first day of the invasion. The Poles stopped the attack for a day.

On the map Contemporaries

Nazi Germany

Second Polish Republic

Germany
Poland
Georg-Hans Reinhardt military commander Friedrich Kirchner military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
800
Tanks lost
50
Vehicles lost
100–110
Casualties
500
Tanks lost
1

Units

18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 31st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 4th Panzer Division