Defense of Katowice
Defense of Katowice was a battle fought on 3 September 1939 at Katowice, in what is now Poland; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the 1939 Invasion of Poland. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: Several thousand soldiers against Several hundred militia volunteers.
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The Parachute Tower in Katowice.. Lestat (Jan Mehlich), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 3 September 1939 lasted 1 day
Where Katowice, Poland 50.264N, 19.024E
Outcome German victory
Belligerents Germany against Poland
Casualties and losses 15 killed and 150
Where it sits in the 1939 Invasion of Poland Battle of Wizna, 1939 Battle of Łódź, 1939 Battle of Cześniki, 1939 Battle of Mikołów, 1939 Battle of Pszczyna, 1939 Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów, 1939 Battle of Westerplatte, 1939 Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig, 1939 Battle of Mława, 1939 Charge at Krojanty, 1939 Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign, 1939 Battle of Mokra, 1939 Battle of the Border, 1939 Battle of Chojnice, 1939 Battle of Lasy Królewskie, 1939 Battle of Węgierska Górka, 1939 Battle of Grudziądz, 1939 Battle of Jordanów, 1939 Battle of Częstochowa, 1939 Battle of Borowa Góra, 1939 Defense of Katowice, 1939 Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski, 1939 Battle of Różan, 1939 Battle of Tuchola Forest, 1939 Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, 1939 Battle of Pułtusk, 1939 Battle of Krasną, 1939 Battle of Łomża, 1939 Siege of Warsaw, 1939 Battle of Radom, 1939 Siege of Gdynia, 1939 Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939), 1939 Battle of Wola Cyrusowa, 1939 Battle of Odrzywoł, 1939 Battle of the Bzura, 1939 Battle of Hel, 1939 Battle of Kampinos Forest, 1939 Battle of Kępa Oksywska, 1939 Battle of Mrogą, 1939 Trip to Wawrzyszew, 1939 Battle of Przemyśl, 1939 Battle of Kałuszyn, 1939 Raid on Okęcie and Załuski, 1939 Battle of Modlin, 1939 Battle of Kobryń, 1939 Battle of Jaworow, 1939 Battle of Biłgorajem, 1939 Battle of Wilno, 1939 Battle of Wólka Węglowa, 1939 Battle of Grodno, 1939 Battle of Kamionka Strumiłowa, 1939 Battle of Krasnobród, 1939 Battle of Husynne, 1939 Battle of Rawa Ruska, 1939 Battle of Władypol, 1939 Battle of Szack, 1939 Battle of Wytyczno, 1939 Battle of Kock, 1939 1939 1939 Defense of Katowice, 1939 59 placed engagements of the 1939 Invasion of Poland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 3 September 1939to 4 September 1939 Place Katowice, Poland50.264N, 19.024E Kind Battle, interwar and Second World War Strength Several thousand soldiers Several hundred militia volunteers Casualties and losses 15 killed 150 Commanders
Defense of Katowice Defense of Katowice Battle of Sosnowiec Shelling of Bytom Battle of Mikołów Battle of Krzykawka Battle of Pszczyna Shelling of Bytom Battle of Mikołów Battle of Pszczyna Wrocław Ostrava Brno Kielce Zlín Žilina Opole Olomouc 100 km 50.264N, 19.024E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Defense of Katowice is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85756209 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Defense of Katowice , revision 1371163526, 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.
