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Battle of Osuchy

Battle of Osuchy was a battle fought in 1944 at Solska Wilderness, in what is now Poland. It was part of occupation of Poland (1939–1945), which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: ~1,200 against ~30,000.

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Fought1944
WhereSolska Wilderness, Poland50.401N, 22.961E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsPolish resistance; (Armia Krajowa, Bataliony Chłopskie)againstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses~400andUnknown
Part ofoccupation of Poland (1939–1945)1939 to 1945

Where it sits in occupation of Poland (1939–1945)

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3 placed engagements of occupation of Poland (1939–1945) in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 26 June 1944
PlaceSolska Wilderness, Poland
50.401N, 22.961E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength~1,200~30,000
Casualties and losses~400Unknown
Commanders
  • Edward Markiewicz
  • Rotmistrz
  • Mieczysław Rakoczy
  • Konrad Bartoszewski
  • Friedrich Altrichter
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Battle of Osuchy 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 Q4871958, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Osuchy, revision 1370271329, 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.