Battle of Krojanty

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The Battle of Krojanty was a 1939 engagement during the German invasion of Poland, noted for a Polish cavalry charge that later gave rise to the myth of cavalry attacking German tanks.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath contributed to legend of cavalry versus tanks ⓘ
used in German propaganda ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Charge at Krojanty ⓘ
belligerent Polish Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
casualties significant Polish casualties ⓘ
commander Kazimierz Mastalerz ⓘ
conflict German invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Poland
countryInvolved Germany ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
date 1939-09-01 ⓘ
dayOfWeek Friday ⓘ
hasParticipant 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment ⓘ
German 20th Motorized Infantry Division ⓘ
Kazimierz Mastalerz ⓘ
historicalClarification Polish cavalry charged German infantry, not tanks ⓘ
location Second Polish Republic ⓘ
near Krojanty, Pomeranian Voivodeship ⓘ
mythStatus popular but historically inaccurate claim that Polish cavalry charged tanks ⓘ
notableFor Polish cavalry charge ⓘ
myth of Polish cavalry charging German tanks ⓘ
objective cover withdrawal of Polish infantry ⓘ
delay German advance ⓘ
opponentForcesType German armored vehicles ⓘ
German motorized infantry ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
result German victory ⓘ
tacticsUsed cavalry charge against German infantry ⓘ
timePeriod early phase of World War II ⓘ
unitInvolved 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment ⓘ
German 20th Motorized Infantry Division ⓘ
Polish cavalry ⓘ

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Battle of the Border → hasPart → Battle of Krojanty ⓘ