Battle of Jordanów

Battle of Jordanów
	Part of Invasion of Poland
	; Soldiers of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade using a Bofors 37mm gun
Date	1–3 September 1939
Location	Jordanów, Kraków Voivodeship, Poland
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Poland	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Stanisław Maczek; Jan Wójcik	Eugen Beyer
Units involved
Army Kraków: 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade; 1st Regiment of KOP; battalion from 12th IR;	XVIII Panzer Corps: 2nd Panzer Division; 4th Light Division; 3rd Mountain Division;
Strength
5,000 soldiers ; 58 tanks and AFVs ; 16 field guns ; armoured train No.51 "Pierwszy Marszałek"	3/109 heavy artillery ; 50,000 soldiers ; 498 tanks and AFVs ; 128 field guns
Casualties and losses
3+ tanks	70+ tanks and AFVs

The Battle of Jordanów took place on 1–3 September 1939, during the Invasion of Poland and the opening stages of World War II. It was fought between the German XVIII Panzer Corps of Gen.E.Beyer and the Polish 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade under Col. Stanisław Maczek.

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