Battle of Osuchy

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Battle of Osuchy
Part of Operation Tempest in the Eastern Front of World War II
Historical recreation of battle of Osuchy; summer 2009
Date 25–26 June 1944 Location Solska Forest, near Osuchy, Poland Result German victory
Belligerents
Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa, Bataliony Chłopskie)	Germany
Commanders and leaders
mjr Edward Markiewicz "Kalina" Rotmistrz Mieczysław Rakoczy "Miecz" lt. Konrad Bartoszewski "Wir"	General Friedrich Altrichter
Strength
~1,200	~30,000
Casualties and losses
~400	Unknown

The Battle of Osuchy (Polish: Bitwa pod Osuchami; sometimes referred to as the Battle at Sopot River, Polish: Bitwa nad Sopotem ) was one of the largest battles between the Polish resistance and Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, a part of the Zamość Uprising. It took place near the village of Osuchy in the Solska Forest on 25–26 June 1944 during the German anti-partisan Operation Sturmwind II [pl] (Operation Hurricane II). The battle ended with the defeat of the local resistance forces that suffered heavy casualties.^[1]