battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Grodno
Battle of Grodno was a battle fought on 20 September 1939 at Hrodna, in what is now Belarus; it lasted 4 days. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Soviet victory. Recorded strength: Unknown number of tanks and infantry against 2,000–2,500 (September 20); 3,500–4,000 (September 21); 2 AA guns.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 20 September 1939 to 24 September 1939 | |
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| Place | Hrodna, Belarus 53.667N, 23.833E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | Unknown number of tanks and infantry | 2,000–2,500 (September 20); 3,500–4,000 (September 21); 2 AA guns |
| Casualties and losses | Soviet counts: 57 KIA; 159 WIA; 23 AFVs; Polish counts: 800 KIA, MIA and wounded | Soviet counts: 644 KIA; 1,543 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- First Battle of Grodno 1920, same recorded site
- Battle of the Niemen River 1920, 22 km SE
- Battle of Kadyszem 1863, 28 km N
- Battle of Skieblewem 1863, 30 km NW
- Skirmish near Kalety 1939, 33 km NW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Wólka Węglowa 19 September 1939
- After: Battle of Kamionka Strumiłowa 21 September 1939
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1939
- Battles of Khalkhin Gol Mongolia
- Gleiwitz incident Poland
- Italian invasion of Albania Albania
- Battle of Suomussalmi Finland
- Battle of Changsha People's Republic of China
Battle of Grodno is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Belarus.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2630512, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grodno (1939), revision 1370442074, 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.