Battle of Wizna

The Battle of Wizna was fought between September 7 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial stages of the invasion of Poland, which marked the beginning of the Second World War in Europe. According to Polish historian Leszek Moczulski, between 350 and 720 Poles defended a fortified line for three days against more than 40,000 Germans. Although defeat was inevitable, the Polish defence stalled the attacking forces for three days and postponed the encirclement of Independent Operational Group Narew fighting nearby. Eventually the tanks broke through the Polish line and German engineers eliminated all the shelters one by one. The last shelter surrendered around midday on September 10.

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1939 Battle of Wizna

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1656 Battle of Tykocin

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1831 Battle of Tykocin

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1939-09-10T00:00:00Z

1939 Battle of Łomża

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Von den Polen zerstorte Brucke bei Wizna. (18545017)

Ponton-Brucke uber den Narew bei Wizna. (18545075)

Infanterie bei Wizna

Panzer 2 nach Narewübergang

Narewübergang bei Kurpiki

Einnahme Kurpiki

Wizna-mural

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1656	Battle of Tykocin	Sweden, Brandenburg-Prussia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1831	Battle of Tykocin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Łomża	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Wizna	battle	Wikidata
site	castle	1401	Tykocin Castle	hotel, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort III Piątnica	building complex, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Łomża Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1656	Fort Koziołek	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1892	Fort IV	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		20231010 154854 October 2023 in Białystok		Commons
commons	image		Von den Polen zerstorte Brucke bei Wizna. (18545017)		Commons
commons	image		Ponton-Brucke uber den Narew bei Wizna. (18545075)		Commons
commons	image		Infanterie bei Wizna		Commons
commons	image		Panzer 2 nach Narewübergang		Commons
commons	image		Narewübergang bei Kurpiki		Commons
commons	image		Einnahme Kurpiki		Commons
commons	image		Wizna-mural		Commons