Zambrow and Andrzejewo - September 1939.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

On September 9, 1939 at 11:00 hours, the IR 76 crossed, by second time, the Polish border by Grajewo and on September 10, 1939 at 15:00 hours the regiment got across the Narew river by a pontoons bridge. In the night from 10 to 11 September 1939 the advance guard of the IR 76, advancing behind the Polish front destroyed two Polish batteries which were moving toward Ciechanow and in the dark crossed the regiment's path.

The task received by the 20 ID (Mot) for September 11, 1939 stated to hold Zambrow, securing towards Lomza and continue the march by Ciechanow towards Siemiatycze.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

On September 11, 1939 at 02:00 hours the 20. ID (Mot) was on the move and the advance guard of the IR 76 had reached Siemiatycze, securing the bridge over the River Bug; the IR 69 was on north bank of the Narew by Wizna.

At 03:00 hours the Commanders of the I. / PR 8 and the II. / IR 86 advancing from Mazowieckie Wysokie towards Czyzewo reported that the liaison with the 20 ID (Mot) was not possible; the towns of Rosochate and Krzeczkowo were strongly occupied by Polish troops. At 05:55 hours the 20 ID (Mot) reported that the enemy was withdrawing by Rosoche, Koscielne and southeast.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

Indeed, the SGO "Narew" was retreating eastward and Gen. Mlot-Fijałkowski decided to withdraw with the 18 DP through Zambrow and at 06:00 hours the III. / 71 pp (Mjr. Fober) attacked from the eastern edge of the wooded area to Jabłoń Pruszki; the attack was supported by six light batteries of the 18 pal and 1 heavy of the 18 dac. Under heavy artillery and machine guns fire unleashed by the Germans, the attack stalled, but by 07:00 hours the Poles advanced again in force.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

At 08:00 hours the 1 pul got fire from the left wing and its rear, concerned about the situation the commander of the regiment moved towards the fighting noise with the 3. Squadron. When reaching the forest the poles advanced in skirmish line with the Commander, ppłk Litewski, in the lead; marching along with him were also rtm. Jaczyński, rtm. Zaremba and ppor. Fudakowski. In that circumstance ppłk Litewski fell mortally wounded, while rtm. Jaczyński was seriously wounded. This was due to a tragic incident as the allegedly hostile troops were actually the II. / 71 pp (mjr. Stanisława Knapik) which was advancing in the fog to take its starting positions.

At 08:56 hours the 20. ID (Mot) reported that IR 69 was fighting hard in Zambrow at the rear of the IR 76; thus began the crisis for that German Division. At 10:00 hours the Divisional CP was located about 4 kms east of the station Czyzewo.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

At noon the III. / 71 pp had already conquered Jabłoń Pruszki and at 13:00 pressed on towards Zakrzew new and old and later took defensive positions there, rejecting several counterattacks since 16:00 hours onwards. The battalion suffered heavy casualties in these actions: being killed ppor. rez. Buczowski - Battalion's Adjutant, por. Stanisław Swistek, ppor. Jerzy Gruzewski, ppor. Michalewski; whereas were wounded the battalion Commander mjr J. Fober, kpt. Klemens Janitz, por. rez. Wacław Morawski, por. Bronisław Kotecki. In the battlefield was in charge of the battalion por. Czesław Wisniewski.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

The II. / 71 pp jumped to the attack at 10:30 hours with the intention of surpassing Zambrow and establish a defensive position towards Czyzewo (South) and Wysokie Mazowieckie (East), but the attack stalled at the German defensive fire and the battalion suffered heavy losses: the Commander mjr S. Knapik was killed, and the company commanders wounded: por. Stefan Stawecki, por. Witalis Attinger. At 14:00 a counterattack was rejected and at 17:00 hours under por. Seweryn Kwiatkowski the unit withdrew to Krajewo Korytki.

While the 33 pp had reached Baczę Mokre commanded by plk Hertl. The ppłk Lucjan Stanek organized an attack due north of the city towards Śledzie and Height 128.5 in order to cover the maneuver of the III. / 71 pp. At 11:00 hours it reached the height and continued to Pruszki, by 13:00 hours had conquered the Jewish cemetery of Zambrow. The 42 pp Sierzputy reached the area of Sierzputy Marki between 12:00 and 15:00 hours and was ordered to go on a forced march toward Srebrna.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

At 12:00 hours Mjr. Strubla of the BK "Suwalki" established liaison with the infantry division and reported that the brigade was deployed as follows: 9. psk occupying positions at Dmochy, Zaręby; 1. pul. in Grzymki, Łętownica facing Southwest and the 5. pulk in the region of Przeździecko, Mroczk facing north.

At 13:50 hours the 20. ID (Mot) was ordered to retain and then clear Zambrow and later proceed its advance towards the south; for this the 3. Pz had detached a Rifle Battalion and an artillery group by Mezenin and the 10. Pz an armored detachment and one Rifle Battalion by Wysokie Mazowieckie.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

At 14:00 hours General Mlot-Fijałkowski, who was in the CP of the 18. DP acknowledged that the 71 pp was on the limit of its strength and considering it could not clear the way east by Zambrow towards Wysokie Mazowieckie, decided to break contact and retreat toward the Bug by Czyzewo.

After delivering his orders General Mlot-Fijałkowski departed to the Cavalry Brigade "Suwalki", but the 71 pp did not receive on time the Directives and continued the attack conquering part of Zambrow; during the attack the II. / 71 pp got fire of rifles and light machine guns from Długoborz. At dusk, the 71 pp broke contact and retreated towards its initial positions.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

At 16:00 hours the IR 76 received an order from the division arranging its return to Czyzewo, because Polish troops marching from Lomza attacked Zambrow and threatened the link between the German regiments in the sector Czyzewo - Zambrow.

At 17:11 hours the 20. ID (Mot) reported that it retained Zambrow, but in presence of strong enemy action on the road about 6 kms north of Czyzewo (BK "Suwalki"). At 18:25 hours a battalion of the IR 76 was engaged there coming from Czyzewo.

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Zambrow - September 11, 1939.

While General Mlot-Fijałkowski had changed his mind and thought it was possible withdraw his troops with the help of the dark towards Dąbrowa Wielka instead of taking refuge in the Bug. The regiments of the 18 DP were ordered to march along Przeździecko, Drogoszewo, Łętownica, Srebrna. On the morning of September 12, 1939, exhausted from the the night march, mixed and hungry the Poles reached the area of Krajewo, Borowe, Ostrożne.

The German reaction to the breakthrough attempt of the 18 DP was very fast and the 20. ID (Mot) and parts of the 10. Pz marched by Zambrow and Czyzewo towards Andrzejewo; the 21. ID was moved ahead from Śniadowa towards Srebrna and the 206. ID were assembled in the region of Małkini, Nura in order to close the encirclement from the southwest. While the Cavalry Brigade "Podlaska" retreated to Bransk and the Cavalry Brigade "Suwalki" towards Bielsk, escaping the German armor.

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Andrzejewo - September 12, 1939.

On this day it would produce the destruction of the 18 DP, which was surrounded in the area Andrzejewo - Czyzewo. Throughout the day the German forces attacked from the north, east and west, while established a defensive front facing south.

In the morning the Polish troops reached the assigned assembly areas and at 08:00 hours its forces totaled: 33 pp about 1300 men, 42 pp about 1000 and 71 pp about 1400 (including national defense force personnel - ON). In all, the troops fit for battle amounted to about 600 soldiers. The artillery was distributed in all the columns, some of which had been lost and a column of several hundred vehicles and about 1500 seriously injured soldiers were scattered along the road Srebrny Borek-Łętownica.

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Andrzejewo - September 12, 1939.

The new orders for the 20. ID (Mot) specified: prevent rupture of the enemy to the east, leaving at least one reinforced regiment in Zambrow and continue with the bulk to Siemiatycze and capture the bridge over the River Bug.
The remnants of 71 pp had gathered in the southeastern region of Letownica under orders of Kpt. Mariam Liskowiac. The Commander of the 18 DP, Plk. Kossecki, was informed that from Czysewo towards Andrzejewo moved German motorized forces, threatening to cut off the route of withdrawal. From Czysewo the IR 76 was engaged in combat towards Andrzejewo.

Given the threat level, the Polish commander decided to attack immediately and at 09:00 hours rallied forces equivalent to battalion and went on the attack supported by the II. / 18 pal. The Polish infantry reached the heights located north of Andrzejewo and then the Germans returned fire strongly supported by mortars and artillery.

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Andrzejewo - September 12, 1939.

In this action plk. Kossecki was seriously wounded and the decimated battalion retreated to Letownica, but the Colonel ordered that plk Hertel take command of the division and therefore try to breakthrough the German positions at nightfall, even individually. The plk A. Hertel assumed command at approximately 11:00 hours and decided to attack again with all the forces of infantry and artillery at his disposal. The Polish attacks were triggered at 14:30 hours and 16:00 hours. Despite the excellent support of artillery and machine guns, both attacks were broken by the German defenders by means of massive barrages of artillery and the fire of all their heavy weapons. Here plk Hertel was injured.

After the first assault had been rejected, arrived the doctor's of the III. / 71 pp, the ppor. rez. Władysław Pręgłowski, who reported that plk. Kossecki was still alive in the battlefield, hence was detached a combat patrol with heavy fire support, which managed to rescue the wounded colonel and conveyed him to the Aid post at Letownica. An enemy attack on the rear and right flank was rejected by a counterattack led by the wounded acting commander of 71 pp, kpt. Marian Liskowiak. Then Polish troops established a new defensive position about 1.5 kms south of the eastern edge of the village. There Polish troops held the position rejecting several attacks from all directions.

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Andrzejewo - September 12, 1939.

At 18:30 hours, with the nightfall, the fighting was gradually ceasing. At 20:00 hours the Commander płk A. Hertel gave the order to break the siege at night and organized a shock battalion of about 500 men directly under his command (force "Taran"). The column started as scheduled at 22:00 hours with infantry troops ahead, if this force did not succeed the others should try to escape on their own. For his part, pplk Waclaw Malinowski (42 pp) and pplk. Lucjan Stanek (33 pp) received the directive to break on their own towards Nuria.

The march went on as planned but soon came under a deadly German fire that killed dozens of soldiers and officers, including the płk A. Hertel, kpt. dypl. Hodakowski, kpt. dypl. Karpiński. The survivors retreated to Letownica.

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Andrzejewo - September 12, 1939.

In the burning town of Letownica were still some 3,000 wounded and sick, there were no troops in ability to fight. The Commander of 18 pal, pplk Witold Sztark who was seriously injured, being the senior officer there, sent parliamentary to the German side noting that in the battlefield were only wounded soldiers.

At 07:00 hours on September 13, 1939 surrendered the last remnants of the 18 DP. The plk. dypl. S. Kossecki, wounded in the first attack was transported to a German field hospital and conveyed to the city of Białystok, where later came under Soviet custody; his footsteps were lost later in the former Soviet Union (possibly murdered in Katyn).

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