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Contrary to German propaganda, Polish cavalry brigades never charged tanks with their sabres or lances... The cavalry brigades were in the process of being reorganized into motorized brigades. The Poles had anti-tank weapons, including the anti-tank rifle model 1935 7.92 mm (Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle). It could penetrate 15 mm of armour at 300 m ...
The Polish cavalry did not discard the lance as a weapon until 1934 or 1937 and continued to use it for training purposes up to the outbreak of World War II. Although the cavalrymen retained their Szabla wz. 1934 sabres, after 1934 [ 4 ] or 1937 [ 5 ] the lance ceased to be issued as a combat weapon and was retained for training purposes only.
The 1st "Warsaw" Independent Cavalry Brigade was then employed against the German position. Two squadrons (companies [2]) of cavalry supported by the elements of the horse--artillery company, having used a ravine to cover their approach to their infantry and tanker brothers-in-arms, charged through the smoke of burning tanks, [3] and achieved tactical surprise with a swift mounted assault that ...
The soldiers in the photograph seem to be wearing 1931 or 1932 pattern helmets, while the Polish cavalry used Adrian helmets. [1] [13] [4] Also, the Polish cavalry traditionally wore sabers attached diagonally under the left knee, [13] while soldiers in the photo wear then vertically on the right side. [1]
The following is a list of all equipment, armament, men and means of transport in use by a cavalry regiment and a cavalry brigade of the Polish Army, as of 1939.The figures for brigades are based on official Polish Army instructions prepared in late 1930s.
The 10th Cavalry Brigade (Polish: 10. Brygada Kawalerii ) was a Polish military unit in World War II . It was the only fully operational Polish motorized infantry unit during the Invasion of Poland , as Warsaw Armoured Motorized Brigade was not completed by September 1, 1939.
Created on March 23, 1939, as the main pivot of Polish defence. Its main task was to delay advancing German troops and withdraw eastwards along the northern line of the Carpathians. It consisted of 5 infantry divisions, 1 mountain infantry division, 1 motorized cavalry brigade, 1 mountain brigade and 1 cavalry brigade under gen. Antoni Szylling.
Polish cavalry at Battle of the Bzura. 58 German divisions, including 9 Panzer divisions, were deployed against Poland. [26] Germany commanded 1.5 million men, 187,000 motor vehicles, 15,000 artillery pieces, 2,600 tanks, 1,300 armored vehicles, 52,000 machine guns and 363,000 horses. 1,390 Luftwaffe warplanes were used to attack Polish targets.