Battle of Brześć Litewski

Battle of Brześć Litewski
	Part of the Invasion of Poland
	; Map showing the advance of German XIX Corps on Brześć Litewski.
Date	14–17 September 1939
Location	Brześć Litewski, Polesie Voivodeship, Poland (now Belarus)
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Germany	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Heinz Guderian	Konstanty Plisowski
Units involved
XIX Panzer Corps: 10th Panzer Division; 3rd Panzer Division; 20th Infantry Division;	Brześć defense group
Strength
+70 tanks and AFVs ; unknown number of infantry	3 infantry battalions ; 1 engineering battalion ; 2 armored trains ; 15 FT-17 tanks ; Artillery
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1,000 killed, wounded and captured ; 15 tanks destroyed

The Battle of Brześć Litewski (also known as the Siege of Brześć, Battle of Brest-Litovsk or simply Battle of Brześć) was a World War II battle involving German and Polish forces that took place between 14 and 17 September 1939, near the town of Brześć Litewski (now Brest, Belarus). After three days of heavy fights for the stronghold in the town of Brześć, the Germans captured the fortress and the Poles withdrew.

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