Battle of the Border

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The Battle of the Border was the opening series of engagements between German and Polish forces at the start of the 1939 invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
series of battles
alsoKnownAs Battles at the border (1939 invasion of Poland)
Border battles of 1939
belligerent Nazi Germany
Second Polish Republic
combatant1 Germany
combatant2 Poland
conflict Invasion of Poland
countryInvolved Germany
Poland
endTime 1939-09-03
hasPart Battle of Borowa Góra
Battle of Bory Tucholskie
Battle of Bzura (opening phase)
Battle of Chojnice
Battle of Ciechanów (1939)
Battle of Grudziądz
Battle of Jordanów
Battle of Krasnobród (1939)
Battle of Krojanty
Battle of Mikołów
Battle of Mokra
Battle of Mława
Battle of Nowy Targ (1939)
Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski (1939)
Battle of Pszczyna
Battle of Rybnik
Battle of Różan (1939)
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (1939)
Battle of Tuchola Forest
Battle of Westerplatte
Battle of Wieluń (bombing of Wieluń)
Battle of Wola Cyrusowa
Battle of Węgierska Górka
Battle of Węgierska Górka fortifications
Battle of Włocławek
location Poland
Polish–German border region
Second Polish Republic
militaryObjective break through Polish border defenses
encircle Polish field armies near the frontier
opponent Polish Army
Wehrmacht
partOf Invasion of Poland
World War II
result German victory
Polish forces forced to withdraw to interior defensive lines
significance marked the beginning of World War II in Europe
opening phase of the 1939 invasion of Poland
startTime 1939-09-01
timePeriod early September 1939

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