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Raid on Truskaw

Raid on Truskaw was a battle fought in 1944 at Truskaw, in what is now Poland. The recorded result: Polish victory.

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Fought1944
WhereTruskaw, Poland52.307N, 20.767E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsPolish Underground StateagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses10 killed; 10 woundedand91–250 killed; 100 wounded; from several to a dozen artillery

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceTruskaw, Poland
52.307N, 20.767E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changePoland under German occupation (General Government)
Casualties and losses10 killed; 10 wounded91–250 killed; 100 wounded; from several to a dozen artillery
Commanders
  • Adolf Pilch
Raid on TruskawRaid on TruskawBattle of Buda ZaborowskaBattle of WarsawBattle of Wólka WęglowaBattle of ŁomiankiTrip to WawrzyszewBattle of Buda ZaborowskaŁódźLublinBiałystokGrudziądzInowrocław100 km52.307N, 20.767E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 18 times between 1656 and 1944.

Elsewhere in 1944

Raid on Truskaw 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 Q18431369, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Truskaw, revision 1370706144, read 2026-11-15, 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.