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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this entity surface form: "Bitwa pod Kockiem (1939)"