Battle of Mokra

Battle of Mokra
Part of Invasion of Poland
Polish cavalry moving through a bombed town
Date September 1, 1939 Location Mokra, Kielce Voivodeship, Poland Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Germany	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Georg-Hans Reinhardt Friedrich Kirchner	Julian Filipowicz
Units involved
XVI Panzer Corps: 4th Panzer Division 1st Panzer Division 31st Infantry Division	Army Łódź: Volhynian Cavalry Brigade Śmiały (armoured train) Army Krakow: 7th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
800 killed, missing, captured, or wounded 100-160 vehicles (50 tanks)	500 killed, missing or wounded 300 horses several guns one tankette

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Army Łódź:

Army Krakow:

The Battle of Mokra took place on September 1, 1939 near the village of Mokra, 5 km north from Kłobuck, 23 km north-west from , Poland. It was one of the first battles of the Invasion of Poland, of the Second World War and one of the few Polish victories of that campaign, as well as the first German defeat of the conflict.

According to the Polish mobilization scheme, the main task of the Łódź Army was to secure the connection between the Kraków Army operating in Silesia and Lesser Poland and the Poznań Army defending Greater Poland. It was also to cover the mobilization of a reserve Prusy Army behind the Polish lines. Because of that, the main purpose of the army was to gain time and offer delaying actions and harsh resistance in order for the mobilization to be accomplished.

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