battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Jordanów
Battle of Jordanów was a battle fought on 1 September 1939 at Jordanów, in what is now Poland; it lasted 2 days. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1 September 1939 to 3 September 1939 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Jordanów, Poland 49.649N, 19.830E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 5,000 soldiers; 58 tanks and AFVs; 16 field guns; armoured train No.51 "Pierwszy Marszałek" | 3/109 heavy artillery; 50,000 soldiers; 498 tanks and AFVs; 128 field guns |
| Casualties and losses | 3+ tanks | 70+ tanks and AFVs |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Lanckorona 1771, 23 km N
- Battle of Gdów 1846, 39 km NE
- Siege of Kraków (1345) 1345, 46 km N
- Siege of Kraków 1655, 47 km N
- Siege of Kraków 1657, 47 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Grudziądz 1 September 1939
- After: Battle of Częstochowa 1 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 Jordanów 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 Q679556, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jordanów, revision 1371162855, 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.