Battle of Szack

Battle of Szack (Shatsk)
	Part of the Soviet Invasion of Poland in the European theatre of World War II
Date	28 September 1939
Location	Shatsk, Wołyń Voivodeship Poland (now Ukraine)
Result	Polish victory
Belligerents
Soviet Union	Poland
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Russiyanov	W. Orlik-Rückemann
Strength
52nd Rifle Division	4,000 strong KOP group including artillery
Casualties and losses
Soviet archives:; 81 dead ; 184 wounded ; 7 tanks (5 T-26, 2 T-38) ; 2 tractors ; 3 anti-tank guns ; (Polish accounts:) ; ~500 dead ; 1,600 wounded ; 300 captured ; Several guns ; A few AFVs ; Up to 40 tanks	~350 dead ; 900+ wounded ; A few trucks

Battle of Szack (Shatsk) was one of the battles between the Polish Army and the Red Army fought in 1939 in the beginning of the Second World War.

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