Battle of Krasnobród (1939)
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The Battle of Krasnobród (1939) was a World War II engagement during the German invasion of Poland in which Polish forces briefly recaptured the town of Krasnobród from advancing German troops before being forced to withdraw.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Krasnobród (1939) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| campaign | defense of southeastern Poland in 1939 ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Polish Army ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| commanderGermany | Gustav Anton von Wietersheim ⓘ |
| commanderPoland |
Tadeusz Piskor
ⓘ
Zygmunt Podhorski ⓘ |
| conflict |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
|
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1939-09-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-09-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued German advance in southeastern Poland ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart | Polish cavalry charge near Krasnobród ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvesTown | Krasnobród ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
history of Poland
ⓘ
history of World War II in Poland ⓘ |
| location |
Krasnobród
ⓘ
Lublin Voivodeship ⓘ Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Polish forces briefly recaptured Krasnobród ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the last significant Polish cavalry actions of 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| objectiveGermany | secure lines of advance in southeastern Poland ⓘ |
| objectivePoland | retake Krasnobród from German forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Lublin–Lwów strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
Polish forces withdrew ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-23 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early phase of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| theatre |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish September Campaign
|
| unitInvolvedGermany | 8th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) ⓘ |
| unitInvolvedPoland |
Kraków Cavalry Brigade
ⓘ
Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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