Battle
Battle of the Bzura
9 Sept 1939 – 19 Sept 1939 · Kutno–Łowicz area
The largest battle of the September Campaign began on 9 September 1939 when the Polish Poznań and Pomorze Armies under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba struck the flank of the German 8th Army advancing on Warsaw. After initial successes the Poles were encircled by German armour and aircraft and the battle ended around 19 September. Parts of the Polish forces broke through the Kampinos Forest to reinforce the defence of Warsaw.
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