Charge at Krojanty

The charge at Krojanty, battle of Krojanty, the riding of Krojanty or skirmish of Krojanty was a Polish cavalry charge on the evening of 1 September 1939, the first day of the Second World War, near the Pomeranian village of Krojanty. It occurred at the start of the invasion of Poland and was part of the larger Battle of Tuchola Forest. Polish soldiers advanced east along the railway to a railroad crossroads 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the town of Chojnice, where elements of the Polish cavalry charged and dispersed a German infantry battalion. Machine gun fire from German armoured cars that appeared from a nearby forest forced the Poles to retreat. However, the attack delayed the German advance, allowing the Polish 1st Rifle Battalion and Czersk Operational Group to withdraw safely.

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1939  Wikidata
battle, 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment, Poland, 

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1454	Battle of Chojnice	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1656	Battle of Chojnice	Sweden, battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Chojnice	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Tuchola Forest	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Charge at Krojanty	battle, 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	City walls of Chojnice	fortified tower	Wikidata