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The Battle of Tuchola Forest ((ドイツ語:Schlacht in der Tucheler Heide), (ポーランド語:Bitwa w Borach Tucholskich)) refers to one of the first battles of the Second World War during the Invasion of Poland, 1939. The battle started on 1 September and ended on 5 September with a major German victory. Due to lack of coordination and poor command of forces on the Polish side and German numerical and tactical superiority, the Germans managed to cripple the Polish Army of Pomerania and connect mainland Germany with East Prussia, breaking through the Polish Corridor.〔Christer Jörgensen, Chris Mann, ''Strategy and Tactics: Tank Warfare'', Zenith Imprint, 2001, ISBN 0-7603-1016-5, p.35 (Google Print )〕 == Before the battle == Tuchola Forest ((ポーランド語:Bory Tucholskie), (ドイツ語:Tucheler Heide)) in Westprussia,〔(1896 Map of West-East Prussia with Tucheler Heide south of Danziger Bucht Bay )〕 since 1920 Treaty of Versailles in the Polish Corridor, is a large forest territory. Because of its difficult terrain it was viewed by the Poles as good defensive terrain. The German troops, on the other hand, had their ''Truppenübungsplatz Gruppe'' exercise area there until 1919, and were familiar with it, like Heinz Guderian, who had been born in nearby Kulm.〔Heinz Guderian: Erinnerungen eines Soldaten, ''"Ich hatte am 3.9 ... meinen Sohn Kurt wiedergesehen und mich dabei an den Türmen von Kulm, meiner Geburtsstadt, erfreut, die vom Ostufer der Weichsel herüberwinkten. Am 4.9 ... bei ihren Waldgefechten und endete auf dem alten deutschen Truppenübungsplatz Gruppe westlich Graudenz."'', 1951,()〕 Polish forces in the theater were composed of elements of the Pomeranian Army: 9th Infantry Division under colonel Józef Werobej, the 27th Infantry Division〔Zaloga, S.J., 2002, Poland 1939, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd., ISBN 9781841764085〕 under general Juliusz Drapella, and Czersk Operational Group under gen. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki. German forces in the theater were composed of elements of the 4th German Army under general Günther von Kluge, specifically 19th Panzer Corps (commanded by general Heinz Guderian), and 2nd Army Corps under general Adolf Strauß. Those units were based in Western Pomerania (west of the corridor). 19th Panzer Corps consisted of the 2nd Motorized Division under general Paul Bader, the 20th Motorized Division under general Mauritz von Wiktorin and the 3rd Panzer Division under general Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg. 2nd Army Corps was composed of two infantry divisions: the 3rd Infantry Division under general Walter Lichel and 32nd Infantry Division under general Franz Böhme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Tuchola Forest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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