Battle of Modlin
- Battle of Modlin
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Modlin
caption=Ruins of the southern bridgehead
partof=Invasion of Poland (1939)
date=September 13 toSeptember 29 ,1939
place=Modlin village,Modlin Fortress
result=German victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=40,000 men (peak)
96 guns
7 TK-3 tankettes
Armoured train "Śmierć"
strength2=4 infantry divisions
2nd Light DivisionPanzer Division Kempf
100 aircraft [http://www.1939.pl/bitwy/modlin.htm]
casualties1=1,300 KIA
4,000 WIA
35,000 captured
casualties2=UnknownThe Battle of Modlin took place during the German invasion of Poland at the beginning of the
Second World War .Modlin Fortress was initially theheadquarters of theModlin Army until its retreat eastwards. FromSeptember 13 toSeptember 29 in 1939 it served as a defensive citadel for Polish forces under the command ofGeneral Wiktor Thommée against assaulting German units. This fighting was closely linked with the strategic situation of the Battle of Warsaw.The Polish forces defending the
fortress included thearmoured train 'Śmierć' (death), and the Modlinanti-aircraft battery was credited with shooting down moreLuftwaffe planes than any other in the entire September campaign.Fortress Modlin capitulated on
September 29 , one of the last to lay down its arms in the campaign.External links
* [http://geoengine.nima.mil/muse-cgi-bin/rast_roam.cgi?exttype=1&outputfile=roamoutput1112185964_31701.png&same_level=yes++++&oldproduct_level=DOI+10M&oldcenlat=52.4337829017477&oldcenlon=20.6732259114583&oldzoom=1&olddata_level=10M&oldisize=901&oldcoordtype=dd&oldhgttype=egmft&same_level=&olddbdbv_level=5&world_overview_x_org=-180.0&world_overview_file=world_overview_1112185976_7255.png&isize=901&zoom=1&cenlat=52.4337829017477&cenlon=20.6732259114583&coordtype=dd&cenht=139.596&hgttype=egmft&product_level=DOI+10M&bounds_feature_name=&enhntype=1&enhnstddev=&RoamLL.x=538&RoamLL.y=492&RoamLL=RoamLL&pixmove=1&gnsname=&gnscountry_code= Modlin fortress as seen from a satellite] - green cross marks the southern bridgehead pictured above
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