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 lasted 3 days. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 30,000.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 2 October 1939 to 5 October 1939 | |
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| Place | Kock, Poland 51.633N, 22.433E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 18,000 | 30,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 250–300 casualties; 17,000 captured | 300–500 casualties; 185 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kock 1809, 2.2 km NE
- Battle of Kock 1920, 2.2 km NE
- Battle of Budziskami 1831, 15 km W
- Battle of Lubartów 1863, 23 km SE
- Battle of Lubartowem (1831) 1831, 23 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1809 and 1939.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Wytyczno 1 October 1939
- After: Sinking of HMS Royal Oak 14 October 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 Kock 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 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.