✦ History

Battle of the Border

September 1939

Result German victory

German and Polish forces fought along the frontier in the first days of the invasion of Poland. The Germans broke through and forced the Polish army back.

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Battles 7

September 1–3, 1939
Battle of Mława German victory Uniszki Zawadzkie Georg von Küchler
September 1, 1939
Charge at Krojanty German victory Krojanty
September 1–5, 1939
Battle of Tuchola Forest German victory Tuchola Günther von Kluge, Adolf Strauss, Heinz Guderian
September 1, 1939
Battle of Mokra Polish victory Mokra, Gmina Miedźno Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Friedrich Kirchner
September 1, 1939
Battle of Chojnice (1939) German victory Chojnice
September 1, 1939
Battle of Lasy Królewskie Inconclusive
September 1–3, 1939
Battle of Węgierska Górka German victory Węgierska Górka

Key commanders

Axis 1

Georg von Küchler military commander

Nazi Germany 5

Günther von Kluge military commander Adolf Strauss military commander Heinz Guderian military commander Georg-Hans Reinhardt military commander Friedrich Kirchner military commander