30,000 men 3,300 men
15 guns Result German victory Combatants Poland, Nazi Germany | Dates 4 Sep 1939 – 6 Sep 1939 Location Różan, Poland | |
12–18 tanks
(only on September 5) ~20 KIA, 50 WIA
(only on September 5) Similar Battle of Władypol, Battle of Grudziądz, Battle of Pszczyna, Battle of Kobryń, Battle of Łomża | ||
The Battle of Różan, otherwise known as defence of Różan bridgehead, took place between September 4 and September 6, 1939, in the fields before the town of Różan on the Narew River. A small Polish garrison of three World War I forts (consisting of two infantry battalions) successfully defended the bridgehead against the entire German panzer division for the entire day and night. However, as a result of a misunderstanding of the commander in chief's orders, the Polish forces were then withdrawn to the other side of the river, and then further eastwards on September 6.
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