battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Pszczyna
Battle of Pszczyna was a battle fought in 1939 at Pszczyna, in what is now Poland. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 5th Panzer Division; 335 tanks; Waffen SS motorized regiment "Germania" against 6th Infantry Division.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1939 (year precision) to 4 September 1939 | |
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| Place | Pszczyna, Poland 49.983N, 18.978E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 5th Panzer Division; 335 tanks; Waffen SS motorized regiment "Germania" | 6th Infantry Division |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown human losses; 98+ tanks and AFVs; 1 recon plane | 441+ killed; 7+ cars; 2 tankettes; 33 – 34 cannons; 11 anti-tank guns |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Żory (1945) 1945, 21 km W
- Battle of Mikołów 1939, 22 km N
- Defense of Katowice 1939, 31 km N
- Battle of Sosnowiec 1863, 35 km N
- Shelling of Bytom 1939, 41 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Mikołów 1939
- After: Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów 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 Pszczyna 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 Q4872119, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pszczyna, revision 1379964589, 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.