Battle of Kodziowce
The Battle of Kodziowce was a battle that took place at Kodziowce (now in modern Belarus) that occurred on 23rd-24th September 1939 during the Soviet invasion of Poland. It was fought between the Polish Wołkowysk Cavalry Brigade commanded by Wacław Przeździecki and Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz who were retreating from the Battle of Grodno (1939) and the Soviet 2nd Light Armoured Brigade under Col. Alexey Kurkin. The 2nd Light Tank Brigade was mainly composed of BT-7 light fast tanks and a small amount of BA-I armoured cars.
| Battle of Kodziowce | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Soviet Union | Poland | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Ivan Boldin Alexey Kurkin Maj. Chuvakin |
Wacław Przeździecki Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz Major Żukowski | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| 2nd Light Tank Brigade | Wołkowysk Cavalry Brigade | ||||
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