Polish forces, concentrated around Frampol, were surrounded by six to seven German divisions.
Their road towards south was blocked, however, by two German corps - VIII Army Corps (around Biłgoraj), and by XXII Panzer Corps, consisting of 2nd Panzer Division and 4th Light Division (around Hrubieszów, Zamość and Tomaszów Lubelski).
Both armies forces on 15 September in the area southwest of Frampol. In the first phase (also known as the First Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski), Polish forces, composed of Army Lublin and Army Krakow under general Piskor attempted to break through the German positions around Tomaszów towards the Romanian Bridgehead area. They are often referred to in French sources as the First and Second battle of Tomaszów, respectively.įirst phase Map of the first phase by Lonio17 The battle can be divided into two phases - from 19 to 20 September and from 21 to 26 September. It resulted in the surrender of Army Krakow on 20 September 1939. It was the second largest battle of the Invasion of Poland ( Battle of Bzura was the largest) and also the largest tank battle of the campaign. The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 18 September to 20 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski.
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