Battle of Pszczyna

Battle of Pszczyna
	Part of Invasion of Poland
	; Polish and German deployment on September 1, 1939
Date	September 1–2, 1939
Location	Near Pszczyna, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Germany	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Heinrich von Vietinghoff; obst. Haarde (WIA); obst. Streich; obst. Lubbe (commander of column "A" after Haarde)	Bernard Mond ; Ignacy Misiąg
Strength
5th Panzer Division; 335 tanks; Waffen SS motorized regiment "Germania"	6th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
Unknown human losses; 98+ tanks and AFVs; 1 recon plane	441+ killed; 7+ cars; 2 tankettes; 33 - 34 cannons; 11 anti-tank guns

Battle of Pszczyna (Polish: Bitwa Pszczyńska) refers to a series of battles between 1 and 2 September 1939 near the town of Pszczyna during the Invasion of Poland. The battle of Pszczyna formed part of the defensive Battle of the Border. The initial, decisive victory of the Polish forces on September 1, 1939 was followed by the crushing defeat on the next day near Ćwiklice, due to a major tactical error on the part of the Polish military command,^[1] resulting in premature withdrawal of the entire Armia Kraków from Upper Silesia.^[2]

^ Janusz Ryt 2007, pp. 73, 82, 93, 161.
^ Michał Pudełko, Pierwsze dni września 1939 roku w Jankowicach i okolicy. Bibliography: 16. Pułk Piechoty Ziemi Tarnowskiej. Historia – Tradycja – Pamięć”, ed. Juśko E., Tarnów 2007. Małecki, Marian, Z dziejów wojny obronnej, Polski w 1939 r. Bitwa graniczna pod Pszczyną”, Warszawa-Kraków 2003. Ryt Janusz, Bitwa Pszczyńska 1939, Pszczyna 2007.

[Ryt-1] Janusz Ryt 2007, pp. 73, 82, 93, 161.

[Pudełko-2] Michał Pudełko, Pierwsze dni września 1939 roku w Jankowicach i okolicy. Bibliography: 16. Pułk Piechoty Ziemi Tarnowskiej. Historia – Tradycja – Pamięć”, ed. Juśko E., Tarnów 2007. Małecki, Marian, Z dziejów wojny obronnej, Polski w 1939 r. Bitwa graniczna pod Pszczyną”, Warszawa-Kraków 2003. Ryt Janusz, Bitwa Pszczyńska 1939, Pszczyna 2007.

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