abandon plans for a counterattack and retreated, pursued by more mobile German motorized and armored troops. The German forces had a significant amount of armor support, including over 300 tanks commanded by the famous panzer expert Guderian. Most Polish units were surrounded by 3 September. Some were destroyed, while others managed to break through towards Bydgoszcz. Aftermath By 5 September the Germans had in large part completed their takeover of the Polish Corridor. At that point some German forces moved to erase isolated pockets of Polish resistance further north in fortified areas on the Baltic Coast, while others continued their push south-east, deeper into Polish territory. On 6 September, Adolf Hitler visited Guderian and congratulated him on his swift progress. About two-thirds of Armia Pomorze (Army Pomerania) survived the battle, regrouped, and were reconstituted under Armia Poznań (Army Poznań) in time to fight in the Polish counteroffensive at the Battle of the Bzura . Order of battle Polish German See also List of World War II military equipment of Poland List of German military equipment of World War II References Further reading Steven J. Zaloga, Polish Army, 1939–1945, Osprey Publishing, 1982, , External links Battle of Tuchola Forest at www.1939.pl Conflicts in 1939 1939 in Poland Tuchola Forest Battles of World War II involving Germany Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939) September 1939 events