The Battle of Mokra took place on September 1, 1939 near the village of Mokra, north-west of Częstochowa, Poland. It started at 8:00 am and ended around 5:00 pm. It was one of the first battles of the Invasion of Poland, of the Second World War and one of the few Polish victories of that campaign.
The losses on both sides were high. The Germans lost approximately 800 men (killed, missing, captured or seriously wounded), and between 100 and 160 AFVs (at least 50 of them tanks). The Polish brigade lost 200 killed and 300 wounded, as well as 300 horses and several guns.
