Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze
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The Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze (Porytowe Hill) took place on June 14, 1944, between Polish and Soviet partisans and Nazi German forces.
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Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze | |||||||
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Part of Operation Tempest in the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
A monument to the battle by Bronisław Chromy | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Soviet Union (partisans) | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nikolai Prokopiuk Franciszek Przysiężniak Bolesław Usow Stanisław Szelest | Siegfried Haenicke | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 | 25,000-30,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
170 | 500+ |
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