Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski

Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski
Part of Invasion of Poland, World War II
Date September 4–6, 1939 Location Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland Result Polish defensive victory: Polish forces are ordered to withdraw
Belligerents
Poland	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Edmund Karpow	Erich Hoepner
Units involved
Army Łódź: 2nd Tank Battalion 30th Infantry Division Army Prusy: 19th Infantry Division 29th Infantry Division Wileńska Cavalry Brigade	XVI Panzer Corps: 4th Panzer Division 1st Panzer Division 31st Infantry Division 14th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
2 tanks	17 Panzers, 2 self propelled guns, 14 armoured cars

Army Łódź:

Army Prusy:

XVI Panzer Corps:

The Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski was a battle in the Invasion of Poland from the 5 to 6 September 1939, which involved Polish and German tank formations.

The core of the Polish force consisted of most of "Prusy" Army's Northern Group. The army, created as the main operational reserve of Polish commander in chief Marshall Edward Rydz-Śmigły was also the last to be mobilised in the summer of 1939. Intended as a reserve of Łódź Army and Kraków Army, the Prusy Army was to support its neighbours and relieve them once the main German attacks are slowed down. However, the Battle of the Border did not gain the Poles enough time to fully mobilise the reserves.

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