Battle of Lasy Królewskie

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Polish September Campaign
Westerplatte • Danzig • Krojanty • Lasy Królewskie • Mokra • Gdańsk Bay • Pszczyna • Mława • Tuchola Forest • Jordanów • Borowa Góra • Mikołów • Węgierska Górka • Tomaszów Mazowiecki • Wizna • Łódź • Piotrków • Różan • Radom • Łomża • Wola Cyrusowa • Warsaw • Gdynia • Hel • Bzura • Jarosław • Kałuszyn • Węgrów • Lwów • Modlin • Kobryń • Brześć • Kępa Oksywska • Tomaszów Lubelski • Wólka Węglowa • Kampinos Forest • Janów Lubelski, Wereszyca, and Hołosko • Krasnystaw • Grodno • Cześniki • Krasnobród • Władypol • Szack • Wytyczno • Parczew • Kock

Battle of Lasy Królewskie (Polish: Bitwa w Lasach Królewskich, Battle of Royal Forests) refers to the battle on 1 September 1939 near Janowo and Krzynowołga Mała during the battle of the border of the Polish September Campaign.

It was a cavalry battle, as Polish Uhlan cavalry (elements of 11. Pułk Ułanów Legionowych) encountered German cavalry units. Polish cavalry charged the Germans, and melee combat ensued. Lances and sabers (on Polish sides, szablas) were used.

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This article incorporates text translated from [the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article] as of 16 April 2006.

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