Battle of Boratycze

1939 CE.

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The Battle of Boratycze took place on September 14, 1939, during the Invasion of Poland. Polish 24th Infantry Division, commanded by General Kazimierz Fabrycy, and supported by units of Border Protection Corps, clashed with German 2nd Mountain Division. The battle took place near the village of Boratycze, located between Przemysl and Lwów in the Second Polish Republic (now Lviv in Ukraine). On September 11–12, 1939, Polish 24th Infantry, commanded by Colonel Alfred Krajewski, fought a bloody battle with advancing 2nd Mountain Division near Bircza. The Poles suffered heavy losses, and on September 12 in the evening, the Germans broke through Polish positions, forcing their enemy to retreat towards Olszany and Rokszyce. General Kazimierz Sosnkowski, who commanded Polish Southern Front, ordered General Fabrycy to march with his forces towards Lwow. 24th Division was to retreat behind the San river, but as a result of this, southern wing of the defence of Przemysl was uncovered.

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