Battle of Wizna

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Wizna was fought between September 7 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial stages of Invasion of Poland. It was arguably the most heroic battle in the campaign, in which 720 Poles defended a fortified line for three days against more than 40.000 Germans. Although the heroic Polish defence stalled the attacking forces for three days and postponed the encirclement of Independent Operational Group Narew fighting nearby, it could not prevent the inevitable. Eventually the tanks broke through the Polish line and eliminated all the bunkers one by one. The last bunker surrendered around midday on September 10.