battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Chojnice
Battle of Chojnice was a battle fought on 1 September 1939 at Chojnice, in what is now Poland. It was part of the 1939 Invasion of Poland.
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Record
| Date | 1 September 1939 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chojnice, Poland 53.700N, 17.567E | |
| Part of | 1939 Invasion of Poland (1939) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chojnice 1454, same recorded site
- Battle of Chojnice 1656, same recorded site
- Charge at Krojanty 1939, 5.1 km
- Battle of Tuchola Forest 1939, 31 km
- Battle of Czarne 1627, 41 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Mokra 1 September 1939
- After: Battle of Węgierska Górka 1 September 1939
- All 57 engagements of 1939 Invasion of Poland
Elsewhere in 1939
- Battles of Khalkhin Gol Mongolia
- Battle of the River Plate
- Battle of Suomussalmi Finland
- Battle of Changsha People's Republic of China
- Battle of Tolvajärvi Finland
Battle of Chojnice is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q754923, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chojnice (1939), revision 1370437139, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.