Battle of Nowy Targ (1939)

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The Battle of Nowy Targ (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and invading German forces near the town of Nowy Targ in southern Poland, occurring during the initial German offensive in September 1939.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Wehrmacht
surface form: German Wehrmacht

Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish Armed Forces
chronologicalPosition early World War II battle
conflict World War II
conflictType border engagement
country Poland
date September 1939
geographicalContext near the Tatra Mountains
hasCause Invasion of Poland
surface form: German invasion of Poland
hasParticipant Nazi Germany
Poland
historicalPeriod Second Polish Republic
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lesser Poland Voivodeship
location Nowy Targ
southern Poland
militaryTheater Invasion of Poland
surface form: Polish campaign of 1939
natureOfConflict land battle
occurredDuring initial German offensive in Poland
opponent German Army
Polish Army
partOf German offensive in Poland
Invasion of Poland
precededBy German attack on Poland on 1 September 1939
region Podhale
side German forces
Polish forces
startTime September 1939
year 1939

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Battle of the Border hasPart Battle of Nowy Targ (1939)