Battle of Lasy Królewskie

Polish and German deployment on September 1st 1939.

Date

1 September 1939

Location

Result

Inconclusive

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Strength

Cavalry component of the 3rd Army (Wehrmacht)

Casualties and losses

17 killed
25 wounded

20 killed
11 wounded

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Battle of the Border

Baltic coast

4–10 September

Northern Front

Southern Front

Battle of Lasy Królewskie (Polish: Bitwa w Lasach Królewskich, Battle of Royal Forests) refers to the battle on 1 September 1939 near Janowo and Krzynowłoga Mała during the Battle of the Border of the Invasion of Poland.

The German Third Army attacked towards Warsaw from East Prussia, but became entangled by the Mlawa fortifications. Panzer Division Kempf and two divisions of the 1st Corps were stopped by the Polish 20th Infantry Division. The Wodrig Corps could not flank the Polish position due to the swampy ground. Along the Ulatkowka river, Polish Uhlan cavalry (elements of 11th Cavalry "Legions'" Regiment) stopped attacks by the German 1st Cavalry Brigade. Rather than a mounted fight, most were dismounted. However, the Poles did stall the German Third Army advance.

References

Zaloga, S.J., 2002, Poland 1939, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd., ISBN 9781841764085