Draft:Battle for God's Mountain

Battle of "Boża Góra"
DateSeptember 1st, 1939
Location
Boża góra (Eng. "God's Mountain")
Result German victory
Territorial
changes
2nd Polish Republic
Belligerents
2nd Polish Republic German Reich
Commanders and leaders
rotmistrz Otton Zygmunt Eysymont Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Units involved
Around 200 soldiers 8th and 31st armored regiment, 5th Panzer Division
Casualties and losses
5 deaths, around 60 injured 21 deaths, 6-7 damaged vechicles

Battle of "Boża Góra" – defense of "Boża Góra" against the Germans during the September Campaign on September 1, 1939. The Battle of "Boża Góra" is considered part of the Battle of Pszczyna.

Acorrding to generals of "Armii Kraków", the purpose of the Polish military operation in the Rybnik district was to delay the attack of German forces.