Battle of Mokra

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The Battle of Mokra was a 1939 World War II engagement in which Polish forces successfully ambushed and temporarily halted advancing German armored units during the invasion of Poland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bitwa pod Mokrą ⓘ
belligerent Nazi Germany ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
campaign September Campaign ⓘ
casualties heavy German armored losses ⓘ
combatant Polish Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
commander Georg-Hans Reinhardt ⓘ
Julian Filipowicz ⓘ
conflict Invasion of Poland ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
date 1 September 1939 ⓘ
description Polish forces ambushed and temporarily halted advancing German armored units ⓘ
endDate 1 September 1939 ⓘ
followedBy further German advances into central Poland ⓘ
front Polish–German front ⓘ
germanForcesType air support ⓘ
motorized infantry ⓘ
tanks ⓘ
germanObjective break through Polish defenses near Mokra ⓘ
germanUnit 1st Panzer Division ⓘ
31st Infantry Division ⓘ
4th Panzer Division ⓘ
locationNowIn Łódź Voivodeship ⓘ
notableAspect one of the first armored engagements of World War II ⓘ
use of anti-tank guns by Polish defenders ⓘ
notableFor effective use of cavalry against armored units ⓘ
outcome German forces eventually bypassed Polish positions ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
place Mokra, Poland ⓘ
polishForcesType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
polishObjective delay German armored advance ⓘ
polishUnit Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade ⓘ
precededBy German invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Poland
result Polish tactical victory ⓘ
temporary halt of German advance ⓘ
significance early demonstration of Polish resistance in 1939 campaign ⓘ
example of successful defensive action against superior armored forces ⓘ
startDate 1 September 1939 ⓘ
tactics ambush of German armored columns ⓘ
combined use of cavalry, infantry, and anti-tank weapons ⓘ
use of terrain and forests for concealment ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War II ⓘ

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September Campaign → keyEvent → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Battle of the Border → hasPart → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Polish–German front → hasPart → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade → engagedIn → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Mokra, Poland → notableEvent → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Mokra → knownFor → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Mokra → hasEvent → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
Julian Filipowicz → battle → Battle of Mokra ⓘ
subject linked to: płk Julian Filipowicz