by 5 september, xix army corps had broken the enemy resistance and thwarted the attempts of the polish 9th infantry division and the czersk operational group to recapture the brda's east bank and force the germans back across the river. the polish 9th division was almost completely destroyed as only 35th infantry regiment remained a cohesive unit. the germans captured 100 heavy guns and took 16,000 prisoners. on 5 september, the corps was visited by adolf hitler and his entourage, including heinrich himmler and erwin rommel, at the front. hitler inquired about the casualties suffered at that point in the campaign, to which guderian reported 150 fatalities and 700 wounded.