Battle of Lasy Królewskie

Battle of Lasy Królewskie Part of Invasion of Poland Date 1 September 1939 Location Janowo, Krzynowłoga Mała, Warsaw Voivodeship, Poland Result Indecisive Belligerents  Germany  Poland Commanders and leaders Unknown Unknown Strength Cavalry component of the 3rd Army (Wehrmacht) 11th Cavalry "Legions'" Regiment of Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade Casualties and losses 17 killed 25 wounded 20 killed 11 wounded

Invasion of Poland Battle of the Border Chojnice Krojanty Lasy Królewskie Mokra Pszczyna Grudziądz Mława Jordanów Fraustadt Węgierska Górka Tuchola Forest Częstochowa Mikołów Bukowiec Slovak invasion Baltic coast Westerplatte Danzig Danzig Bay Worek Plan Gdynia Hel Kępa Oksywska 4–10 September Tomaszów Mazowiecki Wizna Łódź Borowa Góra Piotrków Różan Pułtusk Radom Łomża Barak Wola Cyrusowa Northern Front Siege of Warsaw Bzura Kałuszyn Węgrów Wilno Modlin Kobryń Brześć 2nd Tomaszów Lubelski Wólka Węglowa Kampinos Forest Krasnystaw Łomianki Krasnobród Kock Southern Front Przemyśl Jarosław 1st Tomaszów Lubelski Jaworów Janów Forest Cześniki Lwów Soviet invasion of Poland Sarny Wilno Husynne Grodno Władypol Szack Wytyczno Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów

Battle of Lasy Królewskie (Polish: Bitwa w Lasach Królewskich, Battle of Royal Forests) refers to the battle on 1 September 1939 near Janowo and Krzynowłoga Mała during the battle of the border of the Invasion of Poland.

The German Third Army attacked towards Warsaw from East Prussia, but became entanged by the Mlawa fortifications. Panzer Division Kempf and two divisions of the 1st Corps were stopped by the Polish 20th Infantry Division. The Wodrig Corps could not flank the Polish position due to the swampy ground. Along the Ulatkowka river, Polish Uhlan cavalry (elements of 11th Cavalry "Legions'" Regiment) stopped attacks by the German 1st Cavalry Brigade. Rather than a mounted fight, most were dismounted. However, the Poles did stall the German Third Army advance.^[1]:43

Sabers (on the Polish side szablas) were used.

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