Battle of Kock (1939)

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kock
Battle of Kock (1939)
surface form: "Bitwa pod Kockiem (1939)"
belligerent Nazi Germany
Poland
combatant Independent Operational Group Polesie
Wehrmacht
commandedBy Franciszek Kleeberg
Gustav Anton von Wietersheim
Paul Otto
conflict Invasion of Poland
surface form: "German invasion of Poland"
country Poland
dateContext early October 1939
describedAs final major battle of the September Campaign
last large-scale engagement of the German invasion of Poland
endDate 1939-10-05
followedBy end of organized Polish resistance in the 1939 campaign
germanUnit 13th Motorized Infantry Division
29th Motorized Infantry Division
XIV Motorized Corps
hasCasualties German forces
Polish forces
hasParticipant Wehrmacht
surface form: "German Army"

Polish Army
historicalEra European theatre of World War II
surface form: "World War II in Europe"
location Kock
Lublin Voivodeship
Second Polish Republic
notableFor being fought after the fall of Warsaw
determined last stand by Polish forces against the Wehrmacht
outcome capitulation of Polish Independent Operational Group Polesie
partOf September Campaign
World War II
polishCommander General Franciszek Kleeberg
polishUnit Independent Operational Group Polesie
Kleeberg’s improvised formations
precededBy Battle of Kodziowce
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
relatedEvent Invasion of Poland
surface form: "German invasion of Poland"

Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland
surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)"
result German victory
startDate 1939-10-02
strategicSignificance did not alter outcome of the 1939 campaign but symbolized continued Polish resistance
theatre Eastern Front
surface form: "Eastern Front of World War II"
timePeriod 20th century

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Battle of Kock (1939) alsoKnownAs Battle of Kock (1939)
this entity surface form: "Bitwa pod Kockiem (1939)"
1939 Defensive War hasMajorEvent Battle of Kock (1939)
September Campaign keyEvent Battle of Kock (1939)
Battle of Hel relatedTo Battle of Kock (1939)

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