ASLComp Fall Weiss: EVERYMAN Edition

Tomaszow Lubelski, Poland, 18 September 1939: Army Krakow prepared a major attack in an attempt to break out. The Warsaw Mechanized Brigade was to lead. A strong infantry group containing the bulk of the cavalry units attacked from the Northwest, while Rifle infantry units joined by 22 7TP, a few Vickers and some tankettes attacked from the Southwest. The German adopted an hedgehog position from the town of Tomaszow Lubelski to the nearby village of Rogozno (at the west of town). Although the attack on the morning of 18 September was partially successful against the 4th Light Division, tanks of the 2nd Panzer Division intervened and halted the attack in that sector. The Polish tanks and their accompanying infantry had entered the town and occupied almost half of it when the pressure from 2nd Panzer Division forced them to withdraw towards the woods.  The attacks were repeated through 19 and 20 September. All motor vehicles were drained of fuel and destroyed in order to collect enough fuel for the tanks of the Warsaw Mechanized Brigade, which were to launch the attack. These were the largest tank vs. tank encounters of the campaign.