battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Mokra
Battle of Mokra was a battle fought on 1 September 1939 at Mokra, Gmina Miedźno, in what is now Poland. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Polish victory.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1 September 1939 | |
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| Place | Mokra, Gmina Miedźno, Poland 50.967N, 18.917E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Casualties and losses | 800 killed, missing, captured, or wounded; 50 tanks; 100–110 vehicles | 500 killed, missing or wounded; 300 horses; several guns; 1 tankette |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Jasna Góra 1655, 21 km SE
- Liberation of Częstochowa date unknown, 23 km SE
- Battle of Częstochowa 1939, 23 km SE
- Battle of Kruszyną date unknown, 25 km E
- Battle of Praszka 1863, 34 km W
In the same war
- Before: Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign 1 September 1939
- After: Battle of the Border 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 Mokra 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 Q4871764, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mokra, revision 1381886049, 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.