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Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)

Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939) was a battle fought on 8 September 1939 at Ochota, in what is now Poland; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the 1939 Invasion of Poland. The recorded result: Polish victory.

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Żołnierze niemieccy z 4 Dywizji Pancernej podczas walk na Ochocie 8 września 1939
Żołnierze niemieccy z 4 Dywizji Pancernej podczas walk na Ochocie 8 września 1939. nieznany/unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 September 1939lasted 1 day
WhereOchota, Poland52.210N, 20.976E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsSecond Polish RepublicagainstNazi Germany
Part of1939 Invasion of Poland1939

Where it sits in the 1939 Invasion of Poland

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59 placed engagements of the 1939 Invasion of Poland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 September 1939
to 9 September 1939
PlaceOchota, Poland
52.210N, 20.976E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthThree infantry battalions; approximately 20 75 mm guns; a dozen anti-tank guns; 5 tanksArmored division reinforced with a motorized infantry regiment; from 250 to 260 tanks; approximately 50 armored vehicles
Casualties and lossesSeveral dozen killed and woundedFrom 63 to 120 destroyed and damaged tanks; several hundred killed, wounded and captured
Commanders
  • Walerian Czuma
  • Marian Porwit
Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)Battle of WarsawWarsaw UprisingSiege of WarsawCapture of Warsaw (1657)Battle of WarsawŁódźLublinBiałystok100 km52.210N, 20.976E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1656 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1939

Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939) 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 Q129565948, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939), revision 1371163463, 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.