Węgierska Górka was one of the most important fortified areas in the south of Poland during the Defensive War in 1939. The stronghold of Węgierska Górka was a complex of fortifications, built shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. Its purpose was to defend the strategically important road and railway line in the valley of the Soła in case of an attack on Poland by the German troops from the south, from the area of Slovakia, which at that time was allied with Hitler.