Battle of Kobryń

Polish and German positions on September 17
(see image description for details)

Date	September 14–18, 1939
Location	Kobryn, Poland (Now Kobryn, Belarus)
Result	Inconclusive

Belligerents

Germany

Poland

Commanders and leaders

Heinz Guderian

Adam Epler

Units involved

XIX Panzer Corps:

2nd Motorized Infantry Division

Operational Group "Polesie":

60th Reserve Infantry Division

Casualties and losses

Unknown

XIX Panzer Corps:

Operational Group "Polesie":

The Battle of Kobryń was one of the battles of the Invasion of Poland. It was fought between September 14 and September 18, 1939, between the German XIX Panzer Corps of General Heinz Guderian and the improvised Polish 60th Infantry Division "Kobryn" of Colonel Adam Epler. It was fought concurrently with the Battle of Brześć Litewski.

For a detailed description of the situation prior to the battle see: Battle of Brześć

After breaking through the Polish defences in the Battle of Wizna, the German forces under General Heinz Guderian started to make their way towards Brześć, Kowel and Kobryń. Their aim was to cut the Polish territory in two parts and paralyse the Polish attempts to organise a line of defence east of the Bug River.

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