Battle of Kobryń
Battle of Kobryń was a battle fought on 14 September 1939 at Kobryn, in what is now Belarus; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the 1939 Invasion of Poland. The recorded result: Inconclusive.
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Battle of Kobryń, situation on September 17, 1939The map shows the advance of German 2nd Motorised Division and the organised withdrawal of Polish 2nd battalion of 83rd Infantry Regiment. Made by Halibutt in the GIMP, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 14 September 1939 lasted 4 days
Where Kobryn, Belarus 52.217N, 24.350E
Outcome Inconclusive
Belligerents Nazi Germany against Second Polish Republic
Casualties and losses Unknown and Unknown
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 Battle of Kobryń, 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 14 September 1939to 18 September 1939 Place Kobryn, Belarus52.217N, 24.350E Kind Battle, interwar and Second World War Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown Commanders
Battle of Kobryń Battle of Kobryń Battle of Krupczyce Battle of Smoliani Defense of Brest Fortress Battle of Brześć Litewski Battle of Bereza Kartuska Battle of Smoliani Defense of Brest Fortress Battle of Bereza Kartuska Lublin Białystok Kovel Baranavichy 100 km 52.217N, 24.350E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Kobryń is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3646725 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kobryń , revision 1371162416, 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.
