Kock

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Kock is a town in eastern Poland known for being the site of the final major battle of the September 1939 campaign during World War II.

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Kock canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
battleBelligerent Wehrmacht
surface form: German Wehrmacht

Independent Operational Group Polesie
surface form: Polish Independent Operational Group Polesie
battleCommandedBy Franciszek Kleeberg
coordinates approximately 51.63°N 22.44°E
country Poland
distanceFrom about 45 km north of Lublin
grantedTownRights 15th century
hasGminaStatus seat of Gmina Kock
hasJewishHeritage former shtetl with significant pre‑war Jewish community
hasLandmark palace complex of the Firlej family (remnants)
parish church of St. Anne in Kock
hasPopulation approximately 3,000–4,000 inhabitants
historicalEvent Battle of Kock (1939)
surface form: Battle of Kock (2–5 October 1939)
historicalRegion Lesser Poland
knownFor Battle of Kock (1939)
final major battle of the September 1939 campaign in World War II
locatedIn Eastern Poland
surface form: eastern Poland
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Lubartów County
Lublin Voivodeship
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedOnRiver Wieprz River
surface form: Tyśmienica River
namedAfter possibly derived from Old Polish personal name or topographic term
partOf Second Polish Republic
surface form: Second Polish Republic (interwar period)
postalCode 21‑150
religiousSignificance center of Kock Hasidic dynasty
resultOfBattle Polish tactical success but strategic German victory
roleInWWII site of last major organized Polish resistance in 1939 campaign
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode LLU

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