Battle of Kock

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The Battle of Kock was the final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, where Polish forces mounted a determined last stand against the advancing Wehrmacht.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kock (1939)
belligerent Nazi Germany
Second Polish Republic
campaign Invasion of Poland
surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)
characterizedBy Polish last stand
determined Polish resistance
commander Franciszek Kleeberg
Günther von Kluge
Paul Otto
commemoratedBy memorials in Kock, Poland
conflict World War II
country Poland
dateContext took place after the fall of Warsaw
describedAs final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland in 1939
distinctFrom Battle of Kock (1809)
endDate 1939-10-05
followedBy complete occupation of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union
front Eastern Front of World War II (1939 phase)
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II (1939 campaign)
GermanCommanderRank General
GermanObjective destroy remaining organized Polish forces in the area
GermanUnit 13th Motorized Infantry Division
29th Motorized Infantry Division
XIV Motorized Corps
hasCasualties Polish and German forces suffered several hundred killed and wounded
historicalSignificance symbolizes the end of the September Campaign in Poland
involves artillery units
infantry units
motorized units
languageOfName English
locationNowIn Lublin Voivodeship NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last organized resistance of regular Polish forces in the 1939 campaign
opponent Wehrmacht
originalLanguageName Polish
originalName Bitwa pod Kockiem
outcome Polish forces capitulated
partOf Invasion of Poland
surface form: German invasion of Poland
place near Kock, Poland
PolishCommander General Franciszek Kleeberg
PolishCommanderRank General
PolishForcesStatus well-organized but outnumbered and outgunned
PolishObjective delay German advance and maintain organized resistance
PolishUnit Independent Operational Group Polesie
precededBy Siege of Warsaw (1939)
result German victory
startDate 1939-10-02
surrenderDate 1939-10-05
theater European theatre of World War II
timePeriod 20th century
typeOfWarfare combined arms land battle

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Battle of Kock (1939) alsoKnownAs Battle of Kock