Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki
	Part of Invasion of Poland
Date	6 September 1939
Location	Near Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Germany	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Erich Hoepner	Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński
Strength
Two Panzer Divisions of the XVI Panzer Corps	13th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
100 killed ; 21 tanks destroyed	770 killed ; 1023 wounded

Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Polish: Bitwa pod Tomaszowem Mazowieckim) refers to the battle on 6 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Second Polish Republic, during the Invasion of Poland.

The area was defended by Polish 13th Infantry Division under Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński, and Germany's assault was carried by two armored divisions of the 16th Panzer Corps. After the day-long battle, German forces broke through the Polish defences and took the town. Polish 13th Division sustained heavy losses and was forced to retreat towards Warsaw.

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