Battle of the Bzura
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The Battle of the Bzura was the largest Polish counteroffensive against German forces during the 1939 campaign, briefly halting their advance before ending in a decisive German victory.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
→
military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Kutno
→
Bitwa nad Bzurą → |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
→
Second Polish Republic → |
| commanderGermany |
Fedor von Bock
→
Johannes Blaskowitz → Walter von Reichenau → |
| commanderPoland |
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
→
Władysław Bortnowski → |
| conflict |
Invasion of Poland
→
|
| countryInvolved |
Germany
→
Poland → |
| effectOnCampaign |
delayed German operations against Warsaw
→
forced German redeployment of armored and air units → |
| endTime |
1939-09-19
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|
| followedBy |
Siege of Warsaw (1939)
→
|
| hasCasualties |
high Polish casualties
→
significant German casualties → |
| historicalSignificance |
largest battle of the 1939 Invasion of Poland
→
symbol of Polish resistance in the early days of World War II → |
| involvedForceType |
Luftwaffe air support
→
armored units → cavalry → infantry → |
| involvedUnitGermany |
10th Army
→
4th Army → 8th Army → |
| involvedUnitPoland |
Pomorze Army
→
Poznań Army → |
| location |
Bzura River
→
Poland → |
| notableFor |
largest Polish counteroffensive of the 1939 campaign
→
temporarily halting German advance toward Warsaw → |
| partOf |
Polish September Campaign
→
World War II → |
| precededBy |
initial German invasion of Poland
→
|
| result |
German victory
→
|
| startTime |
1939-09-09
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|
| strategicObjectivePoland |
disrupt German advance from the west
→
relieve pressure on Warsaw → |
| strategicOutcome |
German consolidation of control over central Poland
→
encirclement of Polish forces west of Warsaw → heavy Polish losses → |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
→
|
| timePeriod |
September 1939
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|
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of the Bzura
("Battle of Kutno")
→
Bitwa nad Bzurą ("bitwa nad Bzurą 1939") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Invasion of Poland
→
September Campaign → |
keyEvent |
|
Pomorze Army
→
|
engagement |
|
Plan White
→
|
followedBy |
|
1939 Defensive War
("Battle of Bzura")
→
|
hasMajorEvent |
|
Poznań Army
("Bzura counteroffensive")
→
|
hasOperation |
|
Battle of the Border
("Battle of Bzura (opening phase)")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Bzura River
→
|
historicalEventSite |
|
Plan White
→
|
involvedEvent |
|
Władysław Bortnowski
→
|
notableEvent |
|
Poznań Army
→
|
notableFor |
|
Władysław Bortnowski
→
|
participantIn |