Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki
	Part of Invasion of Poland
Date	6 September 1939
Location	Near Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Nazi Germany	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Erich Höpner	Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński
Strength
Two Panzer Divisions of the XVI Panzer Corps	13th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
100 killed ; 21 tanks destroyed	770 killed ; 1023 wounded

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Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Polish language: Bitwa pod Tomaszowem Mazowieckim ) refers to the battle on 6 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Second Polish Republic, during the Invasion of Poland.

The area was defended by Polish 13th Infantry Division under Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński, and Germany's assault was carried by two armored divisions of the 16th Panzer Corps. After the day long battle, German forces broke through the Polish defences and took the town. Polish 13th Division sustained heavy losses and was forced to retreat towards Warsaw.

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