battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Kock
Battle of Kock was a battle fought on 2 October 1939 at Kock, in what is now Poland. It was part of the 1939 Invasion of Poland. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 30,000.
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Record
| Date | 2 October 1939 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kock, Poland 51.633N, 22.433E | |
| Part of | 1939 Invasion of Poland (1939) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | German victory; Polish forces surrender due to lack of ammunition after achieving local success.; Last major regular units of Polish Army surrender, thus ending September Campaign. | |
| Belligerents | Second Polish Republic | Nazi Germany |
| Commanders | Franciszek Kleeberg | Gustav Anton von Wietersheim |
| Strength | 18,000 | 30,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 250–300 casualties; 17,000 captured | 300–500 casualties; 185 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kock 1809, 2.2 km
- Battle of Kock 1920, 2.2 km
- Battle of Budziskami 1831, 15 km
- Battle of Lubartów 1863, 23 km
- Battle of Lubartowem (1831) 1831, 23 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Wytyczno 1 October 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 Kock 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 Q641183, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kock (1939), revision 1382949215, 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.