Battle of Borowa Góra
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Battle of Borowa Góra (Polish: Bitwa o Góry Borowskie) refers to the series of battles from 2nd to 5th of September of 1939 that took place near the hills of Góry Borowskie, south west from Piotrków Trybunalski and east of Bełchatów.
The battle, fought by the Polish Army against the Wehrmacht in the vicinity of Łódź, was a direct consequence of the battle for the borders, a part of the Polish Defensive War[1]
The hills formed an important strategic point that Germans 16th Panzer Corps needed to break through in order to advance toward Radomsko, Piotrków Trybunalski and Bełchatów. The area was defended by Polish 2 Pułk Piechoty Legionów under Col. Ludwik Czyżewski.
During the intense fighting Polish casualties from the 2 Pułk Piechoty Legionów were 663 (including 16 officers and 67 NCOs)[2]. German losses were also high.
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- ^ (Polish)Ludwik Czyżewski (1982). Od Gór Borowskich do Zakroczymia. Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warsaw. ISBN 83-11-06741-4.
- ^ (Polish)Stanisław Wyrzycki (2000). 2 Pułk Piechoty Legionów. Ajaks, Warsaw. ISBN 83-85621-05-9.
- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 16 April 2006.
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