Raid on Fraustadt

Raid on Fraustadt
Part of the Invasion of Poland
DateSeptember 2, 1939
Location
Result

Successful Polish raid

  • Geyersdorf briefly occupied
  • Large number of German munitions captured
Belligerents
 Poland  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Second Polish Republic Władysław Wiecierzyński
Second Polish Republic Edmund Lesisz
Nazi Germany Unknown
Strength
55th Poznan Infantry Regiment Unknown border guard and garrison
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Raid on Fraustadt (Polish: Wypad na Wschowę) was a military raid, carried out by the Polish Army on September 2, 1939, the second day of the Invasion of Poland. Polish forces attacked Wehrmacht positions in and around the town of Fraustadt (present-day Wschowa), in the Province of Silesia, Free State of Prussia.[1]

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