Battle of Osuchy
The Battle of Osuchy (Polish: Bitwa pod Osuchami; sometimes referred to as the Battle at Sopot River, Polish: Bitwa nad Sopotem ) was one of the largest battles between the Polish resistance and Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, a part of the Zamość Uprising. It took place near the village of Osuchy in the Solska Forest on 25–26 June 1944 during the German anti-partisan Operation Sturmwind II (Operation Hurricane II). The battle ended with the defeat of the local resistance forces that suffered heavy casualties.
| Battle of Osuchy | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Tempest in the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Historical recreation of battle of Osuchy; summer 2009 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa, Bataliony Chłopskie) | Germany | ||||||
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mjr Edward Markiewicz "Kalina" Rotmistrz Mieczysław Rakoczy "Miecz" lt. Konrad Bartoszewski "Wir" | General Friedrich Altrichter | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~1,200 | ~30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~400 | Unknown | ||||||
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