Re: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna - SGO Narew 1939.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:25 am
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Independent Operational Group "Narew".
Resistance.
On the night of September 6-7, the Podlaska BK, previously located in the foreground of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, crossed the Narew River through Łomża and Nowogród, marching from the area of Mały Płock, Cwalina, Popka through the bridges on the Narew River in Łomża and Nowogród to the area of Nadbora, Gniazdowe, Lubotyń. During the day, the Brigade conducted reconnaissance in the direction of Goworowo and Chełst.
The Goworów area was free from the enemy, and in the Chełst area the Germans did not show much activity. The brigade remained in the Nadbory area overnight from September 7 to 8. Suwalska BK, after the third stage of the night march, stopped in the area of the Knyszyńskie and Tykocin forests. In the evening of September 7, it passed into the area of Jabłonka Kościelna (east of Zambrów).
On September 7, the Commander of the 35th Infantry Division, Col. J. Szafran, reported to the SGO headquarters in Zambrów and informed that his Division was almost entirely concentrated in the area south of Białystok (Tołcze, Turośl, Dojlidy) ready to be loaded onto railway transports. The Commander of the SGO ordered the transfer of the 35th Infantry Division to the Bielsk Podlaski area, as first destination. This order was not implemented, because the very next day the 35th Infantry Division ceased to be subordinated to General Młot-Fijałkowski and, by order of the Supreme Command, was placed at his disposal in the area of Kleszczcie and Czeremcha.
On the seventh day of the war, the commander of the 18th Infantry Division issued a directive and orders specifying the tasks of the 42nd and 71st Infantry Regiments, 18th Light Artillery Regiment (pal), 3rd Mounted Rifle Regiment (psk): the 3rd psk was to hold positions on the Orz River and cover the flank of the 18th Infantry Division until the morning of September 8; The 42nd Infantry Regiment will continue to man the Ostrołęka section; The 33rd Infantry Regiment remains under direct orders of the SGO command and mans the Narew lines; The 71st Infantry Regiment maintains its positions and reconnoites towards Żabin and Kruszewo.
On September 8, the commander of the 3rd psk reported around 09:00 a.m. that the enemy is attacking Grodzisk, an armored unit is attacking on both sides of the road from Suchcice. The attack was repelled. Around 1:00 p.m. the enemy again started to attack Grodzisk and Czerwin. The tanks appeared again and the situation was becoming very difficult, the 3rd PSK was already defending itself with the last of its strength. The enemy, who was already entering Grodzisk, was thrown back by a counterattack.
Source: http://www.lomza.friko.pl/
Wrzesien_1939_roku_na_Bia_ostocczyznie_.pdf
Cheers. Raúl M .
Independent Operational Group "Narew".
Resistance.
On the night of September 6-7, the Podlaska BK, previously located in the foreground of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, crossed the Narew River through Łomża and Nowogród, marching from the area of Mały Płock, Cwalina, Popka through the bridges on the Narew River in Łomża and Nowogród to the area of Nadbora, Gniazdowe, Lubotyń. During the day, the Brigade conducted reconnaissance in the direction of Goworowo and Chełst.
The Goworów area was free from the enemy, and in the Chełst area the Germans did not show much activity. The brigade remained in the Nadbory area overnight from September 7 to 8. Suwalska BK, after the third stage of the night march, stopped in the area of the Knyszyńskie and Tykocin forests. In the evening of September 7, it passed into the area of Jabłonka Kościelna (east of Zambrów).
On September 7, the Commander of the 35th Infantry Division, Col. J. Szafran, reported to the SGO headquarters in Zambrów and informed that his Division was almost entirely concentrated in the area south of Białystok (Tołcze, Turośl, Dojlidy) ready to be loaded onto railway transports. The Commander of the SGO ordered the transfer of the 35th Infantry Division to the Bielsk Podlaski area, as first destination. This order was not implemented, because the very next day the 35th Infantry Division ceased to be subordinated to General Młot-Fijałkowski and, by order of the Supreme Command, was placed at his disposal in the area of Kleszczcie and Czeremcha.
On the seventh day of the war, the commander of the 18th Infantry Division issued a directive and orders specifying the tasks of the 42nd and 71st Infantry Regiments, 18th Light Artillery Regiment (pal), 3rd Mounted Rifle Regiment (psk): the 3rd psk was to hold positions on the Orz River and cover the flank of the 18th Infantry Division until the morning of September 8; The 42nd Infantry Regiment will continue to man the Ostrołęka section; The 33rd Infantry Regiment remains under direct orders of the SGO command and mans the Narew lines; The 71st Infantry Regiment maintains its positions and reconnoites towards Żabin and Kruszewo.
On September 8, the commander of the 3rd psk reported around 09:00 a.m. that the enemy is attacking Grodzisk, an armored unit is attacking on both sides of the road from Suchcice. The attack was repelled. Around 1:00 p.m. the enemy again started to attack Grodzisk and Czerwin. The tanks appeared again and the situation was becoming very difficult, the 3rd PSK was already defending itself with the last of its strength. The enemy, who was already entering Grodzisk, was thrown back by a counterattack.
Source: http://www.lomza.friko.pl/
Wrzesien_1939_roku_na_Bia_ostocczyznie_.pdf
Cheers. Raúl M .