Battle of Graużyszki

Battle of Graużyszki
Part of Polish-Lithuanian Ethnic Conflict
Date6 May 1944
Location
Graużyszki and Adamowszczyzna, Poland under occupation by the Nazi Germany(General Government)
54°19′41″N 25°50′28″E / 54.32806°N 25.84111°E / 54.32806; 25.84111
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Home Army (Armia Krajowa) Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force
Commanders and leaders
Adam Walczak (partisan) Antanas Andriūnas
Units involved
  • 8th Oszmiana Home Army Brigade
  • 13th Mołodeczno Home Army Brigade
  • 10th LVR batalion
  • 308th LVR batalion
Casualties and losses
3 killed and 20 wounded 36 killed, 12 seriously and 26 lightly wounded, 224 taken prisoner
Location within Poland

The battle of Graużyszki took place on the 6th of May 1944 near the Villages of Graużyszki, Adamowszczyzna and Sieńkowszyzna. Polish forces from the 8th and 13th Oszmiana Brigade of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) under the command of Adam Walczak engaged units of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force under the command of Antanas Andriunas. The battle ended with a Polish victory.

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