Battle of Gdynia

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Battle of Gdynia
Part of Invasion of Poland
German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, stationed at Danzig harbour, shelling nearby Polish positions at Gdynia.
Date 8–14 September 1939 Location Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Result German victory
Belligerents
Germany	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Fedor von Bock Leonhard Kaupisch	Józef Unrug Stanisław Dąbek
Strength
29,000	17,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Battle of Gdynia was one of the major battles in northern Poland during the Invasion of Poland of 1939. The Germans' main push towards Gdynia began on 8 September and they captured Gdynia six days later on 14 September.