Siege of Warsaw (1939)

German bombers over Warsaw
Siege of Warsaw
Conflict	Polish Defence War of 1939
Date	8 to September 28, 1939
Place	Warsaw, Poland
Result	Polish defeat
Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Walerian Czuma, Marian Porwit, Juliusz Zulauf, Juliusz Rómmel Johannes Blaskowitz, Georg von Kuchler, Walter Petzel Strength 120.000 troops 175.000 troops Casualties 2.000 KIA, 16.000 WIA 100.000 POW 10.000 civilian KIA 50.000 civilian WIA Unknown
Battle before Battle after Battle of Bzura Battle of Tomaszów

The 1939 Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Polish "Warsaw Army" (Armia Warszawa) garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Poland (Warsaw) and the German Army. It started with a huge aerial bombardments by the Luftwaffe starting on September 1, 1939.

Land fighting started on September 8, when the first German armoured units reached the Wola area and south-western suburbs of the city. Despite German radio broadcast claiming to having captured Warsaw, the attack was stopped and soon afterwards Warsaw got under siege. The siege lasted until September 28, when the Polish garrison under Gen. Walerian Czuma capitulated. The following day approximately 100 000 Polish soldiers left the city and were taken POW. On October 1 the Wehrmacht entered Warsaw, which started a period of German occupation that lasted until the Warsaw Uprising and later until January 17, 1945.

See also:

• Festung Warschau
• Modlin
• Stefan Starzyński
• History of Warsaw