Due to the location of the Magnushew landing site and the erection of heavy pontoon bridges for tanks, artillery and trucks, not only the two infantry divisions of the Polish First Army crossed the river, but even the tank brigade of General Mezhcan crossed the Vistula River.

The Polish Army, which first reached the right flank of the Eighth Guards Army, was the tank brigade of Major General Mezhchan. Their primary goal was to recapture the lost village from the hands of the German 17th Panzer Division, and use it as a starting point for an offensive to carry out a counter-assault on the German troops attacking the landing site.

After receiving the order to retake the village, Mei Rican gathered his three tank battalion commanders to discuss how to attack.

The commander of the first battalion complained bitterly and said: "Comrade brigade commander, without the cooperation of the infantry, we would not have been able to capture the village at all, and the enemy's anti-tank men would destroy our tanks one by one as if they were shooting targets." ”

"But the infantry is still crossing the river, and it will take at least five or six hours to get here." Mei Rican waited until the battalion commander complained bitterly, and said angrily: "At this time, where will I go to find the infantry for you." ”

The chief of staff, Colonel Polisius, cautiously said to Mei Rican: "Comrade brigade commander, do you think we should wait a little longer, wait until the infantry of the 1st or 2nd division arrives, and then attack the enemy?" ”

"No, resolutely not." As soon as Polisiuk's proposal was put forward, it was vetoed by Mei Rican: "The Germans had just occupied the village for a long time, and they had not had time to strengthen their positions. If we don't attack immediately, and when they gain a foothold in the village, we will have to pay a heavy price if we take the village. ”

"But we don't have the infantry to cooperate," Polisiuk carefully reminded Mei Rican, "If we attack now, it is still unknown whether we will be able to recapture the village." ”

While everyone was worried about the lack of infantry cooperation, an officer suddenly ran over and excitedly reported to Mei Rican: "Report to the brigade commander, a friendly unit has been found not far away, and I have already brought their commander. ”

Hearing that the commander of the friendly army had arrived, Mei Rican couldn't help but ask with a look of surprise: "Where are they?" ”

"Over there," the officer said, gesturing to a tank twenty meters away, "they're talking to our tankmen there." ”

"What are you doing here?" Mei Rican glared at the officer and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't hurry up and invite the commander of the friendly army over." ”

Not long after, the officer came to Mei Richan with a captain. The lieutenant raised his hand and saluted Mei Rican and said: "Comrade General, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 79th Guards Division, Senior Captain Dunaev, reports to you. ”

"Comrade Captain," Meycan asked curiously, after returning the salute to Dunaev, "how many people are in your battalion?" ”

"293 people, Comrade General." After answering the number of people in the camp, Dunaev asked rhetorically: "I wonder what we can do for you?" ”

"Comrade Captain," Meycan said politely to Dunaev, "you also saw the village in front, right?" ”

"See," said Dunaev, nodding his head, "the task of our battalion is to recapture this village from the enemy's hands and resolutely hold it." ”

"This is wonderful, Comrade Captain." When Mei Rican heard that the task of the Dunaev battalion was actually the same as that of the tank brigade, he couldn't help but smile and said: "The task we received is also to capture the village in front. But as you can see, we are a tank brigade, and without the cooperation of the infantry, our tanks would have been killed by the German anti-tank men even if they stormed the village. ”

"Don't worry, Comrade General." Before leading the troops here, Captain Dunayev was also worried that he did not have the support of heavy weapons, but now when he saw the Polish tank brigade here, he suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and he knew that with the cooperation of the tanks, the chances of recapturing the village would be greatly improved, so he expressed his attitude to Mei Rican and said: "Our battalion will fully cooperate with your offensive mission." ”

With the addition of the Dunayev infantry battalion, Mei Rican's tightly knit brows relaxed, and he immediately ordered the commander of the first battalion: "Major, the twenty tanks of your battalion will serve as the first group of attacking troops, guide the friendly infantry, and launch an attack on the village. ”

The commander of the first battalion, who had been complaining for days, saw a Soviet infantry coming, and immediately said with confidence: "Don't worry, comrade brigade commander, our battalion will definitely be able to take this village." ”

The German troops who were sticking to the village did not think much when they saw that there was only one tank unit outside the village under the banner of the Polish army, because in their minds, the Polish army was vulnerable, and a tank unit without infantry cooperation was simply a target for their anti-tank fighters to practice shooting.

Unexpectedly, when the tanks of the Polish army attacked the village, they saw that it was actually the regular army of the Soviet army that followed behind, and they couldn't help but be a little confused. They could only hide in rudimentary, dilapidated fortifications and shoot frantically with various weapons in an attempt to stop the combined Soviets and Polish forces from storming the village.

The two tanks that rushed to the front, after being destroyed by German anti-tank guns, immediately stopped on the road and burst into flames. The tanks that followed closely followed, stopped in place and fired a few shots, destroying the German anti-tank guns, and then restarting, they bypassed the burning tanks and continued to rush along the uneven road towards the village.

Seeing that the anti-tank guns had been destroyed, the German soldiers could only follow the example of the Soviets and rush out with cluster grenades in an attempt to die with the Polish tanks. But how could the Soviet fighters who followed the tanks let their plot succeed. Seeing that there were German soldiers rushing out, whether they were holding grenades or not, more than a dozen submachine guns were firing at them at the same time. The German soldiers who rushed out were beaten into a sieve by random guns and fell in a pool of blood.

Seeing more and more Polish tanks and Soviet fighters rushing into the village, the Germans were completely confused, and they ran out of their hiding places, retreating and shooting at the onrushing tanks and fighters, making futile resistance.

The German soldiers, who were exposed to the open ground, were quickly lost by the crossfire of tank guns, submachine guns, and rifles. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining German soldiers hurriedly threw away their weapons and desperately waved the white flag to surrender to the combined forces that rushed up.

After more than forty minutes of fighting, more than 200 German officers and soldiers who occupied the village, most of them were wiped out by the Soviet-Polish coalition forces, and only about 50 soldiers who voluntarily surrendered became survivors of this battle.