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Battle of Modlin
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| Battle of Modlin | |||||||
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| Part of Invasion of Poland (1939) | |||||||
 Ruins of the southern bridgehead |
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| Combatants | |||||||
 Poland |
 Nazi Germany |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Wiktor Thommée |
Hermann Hoth Adolf Strauss Werner Kempf |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 men (peak) 96 guns 7 TK-3 tankettes Armoured train "Śmierć" |
4 infantry divisions 2nd Light Division Panzer Division Kempf 100 aircraft [1] |
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| Casualties | |||||||
| 1,300 KIA 4,000 WIA 35,000 captured |
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| Invasion of Poland |
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| Westerplatte – Danzig – The Border - Krojanty – Lasy Królewskie – Mokra – Gdańsk Bay – Pszczyna – Mława – Tuchola Forest – Jordanów – Borowa Góra – Mikołów – Węgierska Górka – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Wizna – Łódź – Przemyśl – Piotrków – Różan – Radom – Łomża – Wola Cyrusowa – Warsaw – Gdynia – Hel – Bzura – Jarosław – Kałuszyn – Węgrów – Wilno – Lwów – Modlin – Kobryń – Brześć – Kępa Oksywska – Tomaszów Lubelski – Wólka Węglowa – Kampinos Forest – Janów, Wereszyca, and Hołosko – Krasnystaw – Grodno – Cześniki – Krasnobród – Władypol – Szack – Wytyczno – Parczew – Kock |
During the Invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War, Modlin Fortress was a headquarters of the Modlin Army until it retreated eastwards. From September 13 to September 29, 1939 it was defended by Polish forces under the command of general Wiktor Thommée against assaulting German units. During that time, the fighting was closely connected with the strategic situation of the Battle of Warsaw.
Among Polish forces defending the fortress was the armoured train 'Śmierć' (death). Modlin anti-aircraft battery was the one that shot down the most Luftwaffe planes in September. Modlin capitulated on September 29, as one of the last Polish units to remain operational during the campaign.
- Modlin fortress as seen from a satellite - green cross marks the southern bridgehead pictured above
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