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Battle of Kodziowce
| Battle of Kodziowce | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Soviet Union |
 Poland | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Ivan Boldin Alexey Kurkin Maj. Chuvakin |
Wacław Przeździecki Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz Major Żukowski | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| 2nd Light Tank Brigade | Wołkowysk Cavalry Brigade | ||||
The Battle of Kodziowce was a battle that took place at Kodziowce (now in modern Belarus) that occurred on 23-24 September 1939 during the Soviet invasion of Poland. It was fought between the Polish Wołkowysk Cavalry Brigade commanded by Wacław Przeździecki and Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz who were retreating from the Battle of Grodno (1939) and the Soviet 2nd Light Armoured Brigade under Col. Alexey Kurkin.[1][2] The 2nd Light Tank Brigade was mainly composed of BT-7 light fast tanks and a small amount of BA-I armoured cars.
- ^ "Bój o Kodziowce we wrześniu 1939 roku – kresy1939.pl" (in Polish). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Wilno - Grodno - Kodziowce 1939". www.empik.com (in Polish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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