Polish senior officers casualties in Bzura in 1939

[Kelvin]

The battle of Bzura( or battle of Kutno), was the largest battle in German-Polish war of 1939, Polish Poznan Army was destroyed; I would like to ask if anyone have data on senior officers casualties on Polish Army in this battle, like Army commanders, Corps commanders, division commanders or other vital posts like Chief of Staff, they were killed, captured or intact ? anyone could help on that ?

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

the battle of Bzura( or battle of Kutno), was the largest battle in German-Polish war of 1939, Polish Poznan Army was destroyed

Army "Pomorze" was destroyed, while large part of Army "Poznań" managed to break through to Warsaw and Modlin.

if anyone have data on senior officers casualties on Polish Army in this battle, like Army commanders, Corps commanders, division commanders or other vital posts like Chief of Staff, they were killed, captured or intact ? anyone could help on that ?

Three Polish generals (2 from Army "Pomorze" and 1 from Army "Poznań") were KIA in the battle of Bzura:

- gen. bryg. Franciszek Wład, 17.10.1888 – KIA on 18.09.1939, Biała Góra (near Iłów)
- gen. bryg. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki, 13.01.1894 – KIA on 19.09.1939, Tułowice
- gen. bryg. Mikołaj Bołtuć, 21.12.1893 – KIA on 22.09.1939, Łomianki

Iłów - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C5%82%C3%B3w

Tułowice - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu%C5%82ow ... oivodeship

Łomianki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81omianki

[Kelvin]

Hi, Peter, thank for your data.

BTW, do you know the commander of 17th infantry division, Colonel Mieczyslaw Mozdyniewicz and commander of 26th infantry division, Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz, survived in this battle ?

And I know commander of 27th infantry division, Brig.Gen.Juliusz Drapella was captured, I am not sure if he was captured in this battle.

[Steen Ammentorp]

Hi,

Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz was caputured by the Germans and spend the rest of the war as a prisoner. He joined the Polish Government in excile in London and died 6th June 1954.

[Kelvin]

Hi, Steen, thank for your reply, BTW, your site about Generals is very helpful and great. I appreciate it very much.

And any data on commander of 17th Polish infantry division as I mentioned in the post ?

[gebhk]

Col Mieczyslaw Mozdyniewicz was apparently captured on 17th Sept. Remained POW in 7 camps till the end of the war. During his stay in Colditz and then Doessel he was camp commandant of the secret resistance movement, subordinate to the AK. Following liberation he was administarator for the disbandment of Doessel POW camp. He returned to Poland in 1946 and worked outside the armed forces until retirement in 1969. He died in 1975 in Slupsk where he is buried and a roundabout is named after him!. (info from Polish Wiki)

[Kelvin]

Hi, Krzysztof, thank so much for your help on 17th Divison commander, really very detailed. Thank.

[Kelvin]

Hi, Krzysztof and Steen, do you know if the fate of commander of Polish 13th Infantry Division, Col.Wladyslaw Zubosz-Kalinski in this battle. ( Some sources said 13th took part in it some were not, probably their remant of divisions)

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

do you know if the fate of commander of Polish 13th Infantry Division, Col.Wladyslaw Zubosz-Kalinski in this battle. ( Some sources said 13th took part in it some were not, probably their remant of divisions)

13th Infantry Division did not take part in the battle of Bzura.

Some German sources indeed claim that it took part in the battle, but these sources are wrong. Maybe (this is pure speculation though) some very small defeated and cut-off groups of soldiers from this division could somehow find themselves at the Bzura and join Polish forces fighting there, but certainly no any organized units from this division took part in the battle of Bzura.

This division during first days of September was assigned to Army "Prusy", to its northern part. Task of the division was to defend the Piotrków (Petrikau) - Warsaw road in the area of Tomaszów Mazowiecki against the advance of German 10th Army.

On 6 - 7 September 13th Infantry Division fought in the battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (against XVI Corps under Erich Hoepner which was advancing on Warsaw). After that the division retreated eastward, initially under enemy pressure (XVI Corps), later under Luftwaffe air attacks. During the withdrawal the division was involved in breakthrough combats against parts of XIV Corps (von Wietersheim). The division crossed the Vistula river near Maciejowice - Magnuszew on 11 September (but there was no bridge where the division was crossing, so most of heavy equipment and vehicles of the division had to be destroyed and abandoned).

After crossing the Vistula River, in a rather chaotic way (no bridge + units of the division were dispersed over large area after combats against XIV Corps) part of the division was gathered by its commander - Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński - and, after reorganization, defended the Vistula River section between village Tarnów (county Garwolin) and Maciejowice in period 11 - 16 September. This part of the division numbered at least 2300 soldiers. After 16 September this part of the division moved through Wilga - Natolin - Osiek (16.09.), Regat - Otwock (17.09.) and Mlądz, nowadays district of Otwock (18.09.) and reached Falenica on 19 September. On 19 - 20 September near Falenica and Aleksandrów this part of 13th division fought against elements of German 61. Inf.Div. (entire Inf.Rgt.23, I./Inf.Rgt.151. and divisional artillery), supported by I./Pz.Rgt.10. On 20 September Polish units under Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński broke through to Warsaw. Breaking through 61. Inf.Div. cost some 89 killed + 200 wounded and not all units succeeded in reaching Warsaw. While in Warsaw, remnants of the division were reorganized and reinforced. The division became a reserve of defenders of Warsaw, at first in Czerniaków district and later it was moved to Żoliborz district on 25 September.

After capitulation of Warsaw, Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński went to German captivity. He spent it in Oflag VII A Murnau.

In 1945 Col. Zubosz-Kaliński was liberated by American forces. After the war he lived in London. He died in 1952.

Another surviving part of the division - after crossing the Vistula River - continued its eastward withdrawal and was reorganized in the garrison city of Chełm Lubelski. Here in Chełm, between 13 and 16 September, this part of the division was organized into 13th Infantry Brigade under command of Colonel Wacław Szalewicz. The brigade included 3 infantry regiments, 2 battalions each.

OdeB of 13th Infantry Brigade (BP) on 18.09.1939 (let me use original Polish ranks of commanding officers):

13 Brygada Piechoty (BP) - płk Wacław Szalewicz
Chief of staff - mjr dypl. Stanisław Wierzchowski

43. inf.rgt. (incl. 2 battalions) - ppłk Władysław Warchoł
44. inf.rgt. (incl. 2 battalions) - płk Józef Frączek
45. inf.rgt. (incl. 2 battalions) - ppłk Klaudiusz Reder
VII. battalion from Piszczac - ???
II./2 pac (8 artillery guns) - mjr Adam Jankowski
II./9 pac (12 artillery guns) - mjr Adam Jankowski
- 4. battery (4 guns) - kpt. Julian Wiśniewski
- 5. battery (4 guns) - kpt. Ludwik Cisowski
- 6. battery (4 guns) - por. Bolesław Rzepniewski
11. dan (6 "Skoda" mortars 220mm) - mjr Kazimierz Firla
1./1. dsaplot. (4 AA guns 75mm) - por. Jerzy Kuszewicz
divisional cavalry unit (2 squadrons) - rtm. Jan Tyblewski

This brigade - together with 19th Inf.Brig. and Group of Colonel Marian Ocetkiewicz - became part of so called "Kombinowana Dywizja Piechoty" ("Combined / Improvised Infantry Division"), which was under command of gen. Jerzy Wołkowicki.

Division of gen. Jerzy Wołkowicki (which consisted of 2 infantry brigades + smaller units) became part of Army of gen. Przedrzymirski (which at that time included also 1st Inf.Div., 41st Inf.Div. - to which remnants of 33rd Inf.Div. were attached - , Mazowiecka Cav.Brig. and smaller units). Army of gen. Przedrzymirski was part of the "Northern Front" of gen. Dąb-Biernacki. Northern Front later took part in several battles, including the 2nd battle of Tomaszów Lubelski, which lasted until 26 - 27 September.

Army of gen. Przedrzymirski was - de facto - Army "Modlin", but it no longer included some of divisions which belonged to Army "Modlin" at the beginning of the camapign (for example 20 DP and 8 DP, which - after the battle of Mlawa in period 1 to 4 September - retreated partially to Modlin and partially to Warsaw, becoming parts of new Army "Warszawa").

[Kelvin]

Hi, Peter, thank so much for your help.

US army docment on German campaign in Poland also mentions 10th Infantry division under General Dindorf-Ankowicz also took part in this battle. Another sources said 10th Infantry division was reorganized as Dindorf Operational Group. I am not sure 10th infantry division was destroyed in initial period of war or in the battle of the Bzura and then reorganized as this operational group.

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

History of combats of 10th Infantry Division is about as much complicated as that of 13th Inf.Div., unfortunately...

10th Division also - eventually - fragmented itself into 2 parts fighting in separation from each other, one of which joined the already mentioned above "Northern Front" under gen. Stefan Dąb-Biernacki, just like elements of 13th Inf.Div.

And 10th Infantry Division did not take part in the battle of Bzura. Kennedy (IIRC ???) is mistaken here. However, the division did fight against forces of German 8. Army, which later fought at the Bzura. So maybe this is the origin of this mistake?

Combats of 10th Division against the 8. Army took place before the battle of Bzura started.

This division - being part of Army "Łódź" - on 04.09.1939 and 05.09.1939 defended the Warta (Warthe) River line, against attacks of three German divisions (24 ID attacking towards the city of Warta in Sieradz County, 10 ID attacking towards the city of Sieradz and 17 ID attacking towards the region of Beleń and Strońsko). Defensive line of Polish 10th Division was overextended - over 30 km long. Especially southern section of divisional defensive line - 10 km long and defended by 30th infantry regiment of the division (all 3 battalions in first line), was weak - especially, that it was supported only by 1 and 1/2 artillery batteries (4 + 2 = 6 guns).

Command of Army "Łódź" made a serious mistake, underestimating the strength of German forces attacking it on 04.09.1939 (Poles estimated them as ca. 6 divisions, in fact Army "Łódź" was being attacked by ca. 10 divisions).

As the result of that underestimation of enemy strength, officers of Army HQ were very optimistic on 04.09.1939.

Situation of 10th Division became even worse, after Kresowa Cav. Brig. - which was covering division's northern flank - was forced to withdraw (or rather ordered to withdraw by its commander) around Midday on 4 IX (the brigade retreated eastward across the Warthe River between 12:30 and 14:00). It seems that ordering the withdrawal was a mistake, because German pressure against defensive lines of the brigade was - in fact - not really that strong and it would have been possible for the brigade to hold on.

After the withdrawal of Kresowa brigade (it was later ordered to go back to its previous positions, and tried to counterattack to regain previously abandoned positions, but without much success) 10th Division was outflanked by Germans from the north.

During heavy combats of the battle along the Warthe on 4 - 5 September, 10th Division was defeated, suffered heavy losses and was partially disrupted by mentioned forces of the German 8. Army (gen. Blaskowitz).

Units of the division carried out counterattacks trying to regain positions, especially in the region of Beleń - Strońsko. They were unfortunately rather badly coordinated in time and either just weakly or not at all supported by artillery. They failed.

On 05.09.1939 in the afternoon (at 16:00 hour) commander of 10th Division ordered withdrawal from the Warthe line towards the next defensive position - the Ner River line between Lutomiersk - Małyń.

That order was issued when major part of the division was already being pushed back from its positions by German forces.

German divisions quickly stopped pursuing the withdrawing Polish division, but German artillery constantly fired at withdrawing columns in the region of Szadek. They were also under constant attacks by Luftwaffe in the area Szadek - Zduńska Wola.

Before dawn on 06.09.1939 - after withdrawal during the night - infantry regiments of Polish 10th Division were:

- most of 28th infantry regiment - behind the Ner River, in the region south of Aleksandrów
- most of 31st infantry regiment - area east of Szadek (near Przatów Dolny)
- 30th infantry regiment - retreated along several different roads toward Lutomiersk

Divisional HQ withdrew across Wojsławice to Łask and later to the area south-west of Aleksandrów.

Other smaller units of the division were being gathered and reorganized in the region of Lutomiersk.

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Army "Łódź" was forced to start withdrawal (not only defensive lines were broken in several places - including area defended by 10th Division - but also German units were trying to outflank the army on both flanks and encircle it - so withdrawing was urgent).

At 22:00 hour in the night from 5 to 6 September, a detailed order of withdrawal for Army "Łódź" was ready.

According to that order, on 6 September the army was supposed to withdraw to the line Szadek - Łask - Piotrków (the fact that Piotrków had been captured by Panzer Divisions of XVI Corps already on 05.09.1939 was unknown to commander of Army "Łódź").

On 7 September the army was supposed to withdraw to the line Zgierz - Łódź - Będków.

Southern wing of the army (Operational Group "Thommee") was ordered to keep contact with Army "Prusy" (which was hardly possible because German XVI Panzer Corps wedged itself between the two armies, attacking along the line Piotrków - Tomaszów Mazowiecki on 05.09.1939 - 07.09.1939 and later - after the battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki - towards Warsaw and the Vistula River).

Task of Operational Group (GO) "Dindorf" (10th Inf.Div. and Kresowa Cav.Brig.) was:

1) - to temporarily hold the region of Szadek (with Kresowa Cav.Brig.), to regroup and reorganize 10. Inf.Div. in the region of Lutomiersk and then to temporarily defend the line of River Ner between Małyń and Lutomiersk (with 10. Inf.Div.)

2) - after that, GO "Dindorf" was ordered to continue its withdrawal to the area Zgierz - Głowno

On 06.09.1939 during almost entire day 10th Division was in the process of reorganizing itself.

- 28th infantry regiment was regrouping in the area of Puczniew
- 31st infantry regiment - in the area of Kazimierz
- 30th infantry regiment - in the area of Bechcice

Divisional light artillery was ordered to retreat - as the result of mistake - to the area of Mianów. Later this mistake was fortunately quickly fixed and light artillery was moved to the area where infantry was regrouping.

Divisional heavy artillery (10 dac - heavy artillery battalion) was since morning in the area of Lutomiersk.

Divisional artillery suffered losses during combats at the Warthe on 04.09.1939 - 05.09.1939 - for example at least 1 gun from 10 dac (calibre 105mm) and at least 4 light guns were destroyed during attacks of German Stuka dive bombers.

During 06.09.1939 the division had not much contact with the enemy - only firefights with German patrols in the evening.

In the evening, divisional HQ estimated, that division after regrouping had ca. 60% strength in rifle companies ("active bayonets" / "active rifles") and 90% in artillery. However, much of infantry heavy support weapons were in fact gone. For example 30th infantry regiment had just over a dozen heavy MGs left, as well as 3 or 4 Anti-Tank guns and 2 (100%) infantry guns 75mm.

Some units did not manage to join to the division at all (several inf. companies, perhaps also some of rear units).

Some other units were seriously depleted - 4th company of 31st infantry regiment had 2 officers and 105 men left.

Losses in artillery were not that heavy, but 4th battery of 10th light Art.Rgt. lost all 4 guns (as the result of Luftwaffe attacks).

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All in all, considering how hard was the situation of the division at the Warthe, it managed to came out in a rather good condition.

During the night from 6th to 7th September division continued its retreat towards Zgierz, while Kresowa Brig. occupied previous positions of the division at the Ner River, while one regiment of the Brig. (13th uhlan regiment, supported by one battery of 13th horse artillery battalion and one squadron of armoured cars) was covering the retreat near Kuciny, along the road Poddębice - Aleksandrów.

However, situation of the division (as well as entire "Dindorf" Group) became difficult again, considering that between "Dindorf" Group and the rest of Army "Łódź" (including nearest neighbour of "Dindorf" Group - 2nd Infantry Division) - a 10 km wide gap emerged. In the middle of that 10 km wide gap, there was the road Konstantynów - Łódź.

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In the morning of 07.09.1939, after withdrawal march during the night, 10th Division started to establish defence in the following area:

- 28th infantry regiment - area of Lućmierz (north of Zgierz)
- 30th infantry regiment - forest Helenówek (south of Zgierz)
- 31st infantry regiment - area of Łagiewniki (east of Zgierz)
- heavy artillery battalion - in the morning was east of Kębliny
- light artillery regiment (10 pal) - exact location unknown, but in the same region as the bulk of the division*

Divisional HQ - during the day exact location unknown, but in the night of 7/8 September - Łasieczniki (west of Bolimów)

*Except of III./10 pal, which for some reason did not receive the order to withdraw in the evening on 06.09.1939, and during the night remained on previous positions along the Ner River, until in the morning on 07.09.1939 it joined Kresowa Brigade, which started to withdraw eastward from its positions along the Ner.

To be continued...

Another sources said 10th Infantry division was reorganized as Dindorf Operational Group.

"Dindorf" OG was basically 10th Division + Kresowa Cav. Brig. (as you can read above).

It was formed already before the defeat suffered by 10th Division at the Warthe River on 4 - 5 September.

[Kelvin]

Hi, everyone, did Boncza-Uzdowski of 28th division captured in this Bzura battle ?

[gebhk]

According to Wiki, taken prisoner on 29th September when Modlin surerendered. Spent the war in Murnau POW camp. Returned to Poland in 1946.

[Kelvin]

Hi, gebhk, thank so much for that.

[Kelvin]

History of combats of 10th Infantry Division is about as much complicated as that of 13th Inf.Div., unfortunately...

10th Division also - eventually - fragmented itself into 2 parts fighting in separation from each other, one of which joined the already mentioned above "Northern Front" under gen. Stefan Dąb-Biernacki, just like elements of 13th Inf.Div.

And 10th Infantry Division did not take part in the battle of Bzura. Kennedy (IIRC ???) is mistaken here. However, the division did fight against forces of German 8. Army, which later fought at the Bzura. So maybe this is the origin of this mistake?

Combats of 10th Division against the 8. Army took place before the battle of Bzura started.

This division - being part of Army "Łódź" - on 04.09.1939 and 05.09.1939 defended the Warta (Warthe) River line, against attacks of three German divisions (24 ID attacking towards the city of Warta in Sieradz County, 10 ID attacking towards the city of Sieradz and 17 ID attacking towards the region of Beleń and Strońsko). Defensive line of Polish 10th Division was overextended - over 30 km long. Especially southern section of divisional defensive line - 10 km long and defended by 30th infantry regiment of the division (all 3 battalions in first line), was weak - especially, that it was supported only by 1 and 1/2 artillery batteries (4 + 2 = 6 guns).

Command of Army "Łódź" made a serious mistake, underestimating the strength of German forces attacking it on 04.09.1939 (Poles estimated them as ca. 6 divisions, in fact Army "Łódź" was being attacked by ca. 10 divisions).

As the result of that underestimation of enemy strength, officers of Army HQ were very optimistic on 04.09.1939.

Situation of 10th Division became even worse, after Kresowa Cav. Brig. - which was covering division's northern flank - was forced to withdraw (or rather ordered to withdraw by its commander) around Midday on 4 IX (the brigade retreated eastward across the Warthe River between 12:30 and 14:00). It seems that ordering the withdrawal was a mistake, because German pressure against defensive lines of the brigade was - in fact - not really that strong and it would have been possible for the brigade to hold on.

After the withdrawal of Kresowa brigade (it was later ordered to go back to its previous positions, and tried to counterattack to regain previously abandoned positions, but without much success) 10th Division was outflanked by Germans from the north.

During heavy combats of the battle along the Warthe on 4 - 5 September, 10th Division was defeated, suffered heavy losses and was partially disrupted by mentioned forces of the German 8. Army (gen. Blaskowitz).

Units of the division carried out counterattacks trying to regain positions, especially in the region of Beleń - Strońsko. They were unfortunately rather badly coordinated in time and either just weakly or not at all supported by artillery. They failed.

On 05.09.1939 in the afternoon (at 16:00 hour) commander of 10th Division ordered withdrawal from the Warthe line towards the next defensive position - the Ner River line between Lutomiersk - Małyń.

That order was issued when major part of the division was already being pushed back from its positions by German forces.

German divisions quickly stopped pursuing the withdrawing Polish division, but German artillery constantly fired at withdrawing columns in the region of Szadek. They were also under constant attacks by Luftwaffe in the area Szadek - Zduńska Wola.

Before dawn on 06.09.1939 - after withdrawal during the night - infantry regiments of Polish 10th Division were:

- most of 28th infantry regiment - behind the Ner River, in the region south of Aleksandrów
- most of 31st infantry regiment - area east of Szadek (near Przatów Dolny)
- 30th infantry regiment - retreated along several different roads toward Lutomiersk

Divisional HQ withdrew across Wojsławice to Łask and later to the area south-west of Aleksandrów.

Other smaller units of the division were being gathered and reorganized in the region of Lutomiersk.

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Army "Łódź" was forced to start withdrawal (not only defensive lines were broken in several places - including area defended by 10th Division - but also German units were trying to outflank the army on both flanks and encircle it - so withdrawing was urgent).

At 22:00 hour in the night from 5 to 6 September, a detailed order of withdrawal for Army "Łódź" was ready.

According to that order, on 6 September the army was supposed to withdraw to the line Szadek - Łask - Piotrków (the fact that Piotrków had been captured by Panzer Divisions of XVI Corps already on 05.09.1939 was unknown to commander of Army "Łódź").

On 7 September the army was supposed to withdraw to the line Zgierz - Łódź - Będków.

Southern wing of the army (Operational Group "Thommee") was ordered to keep contact with Army "Prusy" (which was hardly possible because German XVI Panzer Corps wedged itself between the two armies, attacking along the line Piotrków - Tomaszów Mazowiecki on 05.09.1939 - 07.09.1939 and later - after the battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki - towards Warsaw and the Vistula River).

Task of Operational Group (GO) "Dindorf" (10th Inf.Div. and Kresowa Cav.Brig.) was:

1) - to temporarily hold the region of Szadek (with Kresowa Cav.Brig.), to regroup and reorganize 10. Inf.Div. in the region of Lutomiersk and then to temporarily defend the line of River Ner between Małyń and Lutomiersk (with 10. Inf.Div.)

2) - after that, GO "Dindorf" was ordered to continue its withdrawal to the area Zgierz - Głowno

On 06.09.1939 during almost entire day 10th Division was in the process of reorganizing itself.

- 28th infantry regiment was regrouping in the area of Puczniew
- 31st infantry regiment - in the area of Kazimierz
- 30th infantry regiment - in the area of Bechcice

Divisional light artillery was ordered to retreat - as the result of mistake - to the area of Mianów. Later this mistake was fortunately quickly fixed and light artillery was moved to the area where infantry was regrouping.

Divisional heavy artillery (10 dac - heavy artillery battalion) was since morning in the area of Lutomiersk.

Divisional artillery suffered losses during combats at the Warthe on 04.09.1939 - 05.09.1939 - for example at least 1 gun from 10 dac (calibre 105mm) and at least 4 light guns were destroyed during attacks of German Stuka dive bombers.

During 06.09.1939 the division had not much contact with the enemy - only firefights with German patrols in the evening.

In the evening, divisional HQ estimated, that division after regrouping had ca. 60% strength in rifle companies ("active bayonets" / "active rifles") and 90% in artillery. However, much of infantry heavy support weapons were in fact gone. For example 30th infantry regiment had just over a dozen heavy MGs left, as well as 3 or 4 Anti-Tank guns and 2 (100%) infantry guns 75mm.

Some units did not manage to join to the division at all (several inf. companies, perhaps also some of rear units).

Some other units were seriously depleted - 4th company of 31st infantry regiment had 2 officers and 105 men left.

Losses in artillery were not that heavy, but 4th battery of 10th light Art.Rgt. lost all 4 guns (as the result of Luftwaffe attacks).

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All in all, considering how hard was the situation of the division at the Warthe, it managed to came out in a rather good condition.

During the night from 6th to 7th September division continued its retreat towards Zgierz, while Kresowa Brig. occupied previous positions of the division at the Ner River, while one regiment of the Brig. (13th uhlan regiment, supported by one battery of 13th horse artillery battalion and one squadron of armoured cars) was covering the retreat near Kuciny, along the road Poddębice - Aleksandrów.

However, situation of the division (as well as entire "Dindorf" Group) became difficult again, considering that between "Dindorf" Group and the rest of Army "Łódź" (including nearest neighbour of "Dindorf" Group - 2nd Infantry Division) - a 10 km wide gap emerged. In the middle of that 10 km wide gap, there was the road Konstantynów - Łódź.

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In the morning of 07.09.1939, after withdrawal march during the night, 10th Division started to establish defence in the following area:

- 28th infantry regiment - area of Lućmierz (north of Zgierz)
- 30th infantry regiment - forest Helenówek (south of Zgierz)
- 31st infantry regiment - area of Łagiewniki (east of Zgierz)
- heavy artillery battalion - in the morning was east of Kębliny
- light artillery regiment (10 pal) - exact location unknown, but in the same region as the bulk of the division*

Divisional HQ - during the day exact location unknown, but in the night of 7/8 September - Łasieczniki (west of Bolimów)

*Except of III./10 pal, which for some reason did not receive the order to withdraw in the evening on 06.09.1939, and during the night remained on previous positions along the Ner River, until in the morning on 07.09.1939 it joined Kresowa Brigade, which started to withdraw eastward from its positions along the Ner.

To be continued...

Another sources said 10th Infantry division was reorganized as Dindorf Operational Group.

"Dindorf" OG was basically 10th Division + Kresowa Cav. Brig. (as you can read above).

It was formed already before the defeat suffered by 10th Division at the Warthe River on 4 - 5 September.

Hi, Peter, did General Dindorf escape to Romania successfully ? Thank