# Battle of Modlin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Battle_of_Modlin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Battle_of_Modlin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Modlin > Source revision: 1342798910 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1939 battle between Nazi Germany and Polish forces Battle of Modlin Part of Invasion of Poland Ruins of the southern bridgehead Date 13–29 September 1939 Location Modlin village, Modlin Fortress, Warsaw Voivodeship, Poland Result German victory Belligerents Germany Poland Commanders and leaders Hermann Hoth Adolf Strauss Werner Kempf Wiktor Thommée Units involved German Units II Army Corps: Panzer Division Kempf 32nd Infantry Division XIV Army Corps: 29th Motorized Infantry Division XV Army Corps: 1st Light Division 2nd Light Division Wehrmacht Reserves: 213th Infantry Division 221st Infantry Division 228th Infantry Division Polish Units Army Modlin: 8th Infantry Division 20th Infantry Division Army Łódź: 2nd Legions Infantry Division 28th Infantry Division 30th Infantry Division Strength 4 infantry divisions 2nd Light Division Panzer Division Kempf 100 aircraft [1] 40,000 men (peak) 96 guns 7 TK-3 tankettes Armoured train "Śmierć" Casualties and losses 900 killed 670 wounded 1,300 killed 4,000 wounded 35,000 captured v t e Invasion of Poland Battle of the Border Wieluń Chojnice Krojanty Lasy Królewskie Mokra Pszczyna Grudziądz Mława Jordanów Fraustadt Węgierska Górka Tuchola Forest Częstochowa Mikołów Katowice Bukowiec Slovak invasion Baltic coast Westerplatte Danzig Danzig Bay Worek Plan Gdynia Hel Kępa Oksywska Wielka Wieś 4–10 September Tomaszów Mazowiecki Wizna Łódź Borowa Góra Piotrków Różan Pułtusk Radom Łomża Barak Wola Cyrusowa Ochota and Wola Northern Front Warsaw Bzura Kałuszyn Węgrów Wilno Modlin Kobryń Brześć 2nd Tomaszów Lubelski Wólka Węglowa Kampinos Forest Krasnystaw Łomianki Krasnobród Kock Southern Front Przemyśl Jarosław 1st Tomaszów Lubelski Jaworów Janów Forest Cześniki Lwów Soviet invasion of Poland Skidel revolt Lwów Wilno Grodno Kodziowce Husynne Władypol Szack Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów Wytyczno Soviet invasion of Poland Slovak invasion of Poland Nazi Ukrainian nationalist collaboration uprising Operation Tannenberg Timeline Map of the battle by [Lonio17](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lonio17) The **Battle of Modlin** took place during the 1939 German [invasion of Poland](/source/Invasion_of_Poland) at the beginning of the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II). [Modlin Fortress](/source/Modlin_Fortress) was initially the [headquarters](/source/Headquarters) of the [Modlin Army](/source/Modlin_Army) until its retreat eastwards. From 13 to 29 September 1939, it served as a defensive citadel for Polish forces under the command of [General](/source/General) [Wiktor Thommée](/source/Wiktor_Thomm%C3%A9e) against assaulting [German](/source/Nazi_Germany) units. The fighting was closely linked with the strategic situation of the [Battle of Warsaw](/source/Siege_of_Warsaw_(1939)). The Polish forces defending the [fortress](/source/Fortress) included the [armoured train](/source/Armoured_train) *Śmierć* ("death") and the Modlin [anti-aircraft](/source/Anti-aircraft) battery, which was credited with shooting down more *[Luftwaffe](/source/Luftwaffe)* planes than any other in the entire September campaign. Fortress Modlin [capitulated](/source/Capitulation_(surrender)) on 29 September, one of the last to lay down its arms in the campaign, and surrendered 24,000 troops.[1]: 78 Several days earlier, [Rochus Misch](/source/Rochus_Misch) had attempted to negotiate the surrender of the fortress and was shot and badly wounded while returning from the negotiations, for which he was awarded the [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross).[2] Soldiers of the [Panzer Division Kempf](/source/Panzer_Division_Kempf) committed the [Massacre in Zakroczym](/source/Massacre_in_Zakroczym) on 28 September 1939. ## See also - [List of World War II military equipment of Poland](/source/List_of_World_War_II_military_equipment_of_Poland) - [List of German military equipment of World War II](/source/List_of_German_military_equipment_of_World_War_II) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Zaloga_1-0)** Zaloga, S.J., 2002, Poland 1939, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd., [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781841764085](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781841764085) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Schnoor, Stefan; Boris (15 May 2011). ["The last survivor of Hitler's downfall - The Fuhrer's bodyguard gives last interview"](http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/246754/The-last-survivor-of-Hitler-s-downfall-in-the-bunker). *[Daily Express](/source/Daily_Express)*. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Siege of Modlin (1939)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Siege_of_Modlin_(1939)). - [Modlin fortress as seen from a satellite](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200433/http://geoengine.nima.mil/muse-cgi-bin/rast_roam.cgi?exttype=1&outputfile=roamoutput1112185964_31701.png&same_level=yes++++&oldproduct_level=DOI+10M&oldcenlat=52.4337829017477&oldcenlon=20.6732259114583&oldzoom=1&olddata_level=10M&oldisize=901&oldcoordtype=dd&oldhgttype=egmft&same_level=&olddbdbv_level=5&world_overview_x_org=-180.0&world_overview_file=world_overview_1112185976_7255.png&isize=901&zoom=1&cenlat=52.4337829017477&cenlon=20.6732259114583&coordtype=dd&cenht=139.596&hgttype=egmft&product_level=DOI+10M&bounds_feature_name=&enhntype=1&enhnstddev=&RoamLL.x=538&RoamLL.y=492&RoamLL=RoamLL&pixmove=1&gnsname=&gnscountry_code=) - green cross marks the southern bridgehead pictured above Authority control databases National United States Poland Israel Other Yale LUX [52°26′18″N 20°40′55″E / 52.438333°N 20.681944°E / 52.438333; 20.681944](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Battle_of_Modlin¶ms=52.438333_N_20.681944_E_type:event) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Battle of Modlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Modlin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Modlin?action=history)). 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