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Battle of Hucisko

Battle of Hucisko was a battle fought on 30 March 1940 at Hucisko, in what is now Poland. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: about 100 soldiers against several hundred policemen.

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Fought30 March 1940
WhereHucisko, Poland51.250N, 20.609E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsSecond Polish Republic PolandagainstNazi Germany

Record

Date30 March 1940
PlaceHucisko, Poland
51.250N, 20.609E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strengthabout 100 soldiersseveral hundred policemen
Casualties and losses11 killed; 2 missing; 10 wounded; 1 deserterabout 100 killed and wounded; 6 destroyed vehicles
Commanders
  • Henryk Dobrzański
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
  • Fritz Katzmann
Battle of HuciskoBattle of HuciskoBattle of KrasnąBattle of SzydłowiecBattle of GuzówBattle of OssaBattle of OdrzywołBattle of KrasnąBattle of GuzówBattle of OssaWarsawKrakówŁódźKatowiceKielce100 km51.250N, 20.609E
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Battle of Hucisko is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28674662, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hucisko, revision 1370265805, 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.