Battle of Kock (1939)

Battle Of Kock (1939)

Coordinates: 51°38′N 22°26′E / 51.633°N 22.433°E / 51.633; 22.433

Battle of Kock
Part of the Invasion of Poland
Date 2–5 October 1939
Location Near Kock, Poland
Result Polish tactical victory
German strategic victory
Belligerents
Poland Germany
Commanders and leaders
Franciszek Kleeberg Gustav Anton von Wietersheim
Strength
Independent Operational Group Polesie (18,000) XIV Motorised Corps (30,000)
Casualties and losses
250–300 casualties
17,000 captured		 300–500 casualties
185 captured
Invasion of Poland
  • Westerplatte
  • Danzig
  • The Border
  • Krojanty
  • Chojnice
  • Grudziądz
  • Lasy Królewskie
  • Mokra
  • Danzig Bay
  • Pszczyna
  • Mława
  • Tuchola Forest
  • Jordanów
  • Borowa Góra
  • Mikołów
  • Węgierska Górka
  • Tomaszów Mazowiecki
  • Wizna
  • Łódź
  • Przemyśl
  • Piotrków
  • Różan
  • Radom
  • Łomża
  • Wola Cyrusowa
  • Warsaw
  • Gdynia
  • Hel
  • Bzura
  • Jarosław
  • Kałuszyn
  • Węgrów
  • Wilno
  • Lwów
  • Modlin
  • Kobryń
  • Brześć
  • Kępa Oksywska
  • Tomaszów Lubelski
  • Wólka Węglowa
  • Kampinos Forest
  • Janów, Wereszyca, and Hołosko
  • Krasnystaw
  • Grodno
  • Łomianki
  • Sarny
  • Cześniki
  • Krasnobród
  • Władypol
  • Szack
  • Wytyczno
  • Parczew
  • Kock

The Battle of Kock was the final battle in the Invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II. It took place between 2–5 October 1939, near the town of Kock, in Poland.

The Polish Polesie Independent Operational Group, led by General Franciszek Kleeberg, fought the German 14th Motorised Corps, led by General Gustav Anton von Wietersheim.

Read more about Battle Of Kock (1939):  Before The Battle, Group Organisation, The Battle of Brześć and Kobryń, The Battle of Kock

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