Armia „Łódź”

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Armia „Łódź” was a Polish field army of the Second Polish Republic that took part in the 1939 defensive campaign against Nazi Germany, notably during the Battle of Bzura.

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Armia „Łódź” canonical 1
Łódź Army 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish field army
military unit
activeDuring September 1939
alsoKnownAs Armia „Łódź”
surface form: Łódź Army
branch land forces
commander Juliusz Rómmel
conflict Invasion of Poland
World War II
country Second Polish Republic
disestablishedIn 1939
fate disintegrated under German pressure in September 1939
formedIn 1939
garrison Łódź
headquartersLocation Łódź
historicalEra early World War II
interwar period
includedUnit 10th Infantry Division
28th Infantry Division
2nd Legions Infantry Division
30th Infantry Division
Kresowa Cavalry Brigade
Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade
languageOfName Polish
namedAfter Łódź
surface form: city of Łódź
notableBattle Battle of the Bzura
surface form: Battle of Bzura

Battle of Pabianice
Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski
opponent German Tenth Army
surface form: German 10th Army

German 8th Army
Nazi Germany
partOf Polish Army
Polish defensive plan "Zachód"
retreatedToward Warsaw
roleInBattleOfBzura provided units that took part in the Polish counteroffensive on the Bzura River
status disbanded
strategicRole first line of defense on the western border of Poland in 1939
subordinateTo Polish High Command
task defense of the western approaches to Łódź
delay German advance toward Warsaw
theaterOfOperations central Poland
Łódź region
type combined arms formation

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Bitwa nad Bzurą hasParticipant Armia „Łódź”
Armia „Łódź” alsoKnownAs Armia „Łódź”
this entity surface form: Łódź Army