The 1939 Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Polish Army Warsaw, garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Poland (Warsaw) and the German Army. It started with huge aerial bombardments by the Luftwaffe starting on September 1, 1939.
Land fighting started on September 8, when the first German armoured units reached the Wola area and south-western suburbs of the city. Despite German radio broadcasts claiming to have captured Warsaw, the attack was stopped and soon afterwards Warsaw was under siege. The siege lasted until September 28, when the Polish garrison under Gen. Walerian Czuma capitulated.
The Polish Army lost approximately 6,000 KIA and 16,000 WIA. The civilian population of Warsaw lost 25,800 dead and approximately 50,000 wounded. As an effect of bombardment 12% of buildings were turned into ruins.
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