Battle of Chojnice

The Battle of Chojnice occurred during the 1939 German invasion of Poland on the first day of the hostilities, 1 September. A detached unit from the Polish army Chojnice Detached Group under Colonel Kazimierz Tadeusz Majewski, part of the Czersk Operational Group under Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki, was assigned the task of defending the city of Chojnice, a major regional communications center, against the advancing German 20th Motorized Infantry Division in order to protect the southern flank of Army Pomorze.

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Location: 53.7, 17.5667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1939 Battle of Chojnice

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1454 Battle of Chojnice

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1656 Battle of Chojnice

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1939 Charge at Krojanty

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1454	Battle of Chojnice	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1656	Battle of Chojnice	Sweden, battle, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Chojnice	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Charge at Krojanty	battle, 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	City walls of Chojnice	fortified tower	Wikidata