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assumed command of the remaining units. Piotrków Group, or as it became known after its commander, Thommée's Group, was much more successful, managing to avoid encirclement, and after the
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struck along the lines dividing the Polish Army Łódź from
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196:River under increasing German pressure. The German
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216:, with most of its units being outflanked by the
92:Forces as of 31 August and German plan of attack.
62:Polish Armed Forces of the Second Polish Republic
239:tasked with defending the Polish capital (see
192:, the army was forced to withdraw towards the
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251:(September 8) his corps' last battle was the
180:Despite several early successes, such as the
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112:The army's task was to fill the gap between
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431:in reserve, in combat from 2 September
333:in reserve, in combat from 2 September
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444:Sieradzka Brygada Obrony Narodowej
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352:Franciszek Józef Dindorf-Ankowicz
267:. His chief of staff was colonel
148:and if possible, advance towards
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439:Sieradz National Defence Brigade
363:22nd Mountain Infantry Division
255:(capitulated on 29 September).
253:defence of the Modlin fortress
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368:22. Dywizja Piechoty Górskiej
318:2nd Legions Infantry Division
271:. The Army also contained an
263:Army's commander was general
323:2. Dywizja Piechoty Legionów
152:. It was also to cover the
128:in the south (operating in
76:in the south. Commanded by
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477:Wołyńska Brygada Kawalerii
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190:German 4th Panzer Division
184:on 1 September, where the
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536:III/6. Dywizjon Myśliwski
421:Kresowa Brygada Kawalerii
405:Władysław Bończa-Uzdowski
275:'Piotrków' under general
186:Volhynian Cavalry Brigade
34:Monument to Łódź Army in
624:Operational Groups (GOs)
544:66. Eskadra Obserwacyjna
540:63. Eskadra Obserwacyjna
532:32. Eskadra Rozpoznawcza
472:Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade
116:in the north (defending
528:Pluton Łącznikowy nr 10
249:Battle of Wola Cyrusowa
494:30th Infantry Division
394:28th Infantry Division
341:10th Infantry Division
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416:Kresy Cavalry Brigade
269:Aleksander Pragłowski
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427:Stefan Hanka-Kulesza
399:28. Dywizja Piechoty
346:10. Dywizja Piechoty
329:Edward Dojan-Surówka
214:battle of the Border
146:Piotrków Trybunalski
561:(no.52 and no.53).
519:Wacław Iwaszkiewicz
374:Leopold Engel-Ragis
176:Operational history
382:till 2 September,
218:German Eighth Army
202:Gerd von Rundstedt
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66:Invasion of Poland
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458:Operational Group
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222:German Tenth Army
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403:gen. bryg.
386:afterwards
384:Kraków Army
350:gen. bryg.
237:Warsaw Army
210:Army Kraków
206:Army Poznań
162:Częstochowa
126:Army Kraków
114:Army Poznań
74:Kraków Army
70:Poznań Army
729:Categories
659:Małopolska
583:Armia Łódź
565:References
503:gen.bryg.
304:Army units
294:Commander
285:Łódź Army
158:Prusy Army
54:Armia Łódź
456:Piotrków
46:Łódź Army
18:Lodz Army
684:Warszawa
297:Remarks
220:and the
714:Polesie
669:Pomorze
639:Karpaty
626:in 1939
461:- gen.
306:- gen.
194:Vistula
150:Sieradz
130:Silesia
60:of the
674:Poznań
664:Modlin
649:Lublin
644:Kraków
632:Armies
517:- col.
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170:Warsaw
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709:Narew
679:Prusy
481:col.
425:col.
372:col.
327:col.
288:Unit
84:Tasks
654:Łódź
208:and
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144:and
142:Łódź
132:and
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38:in
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