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	Polish army order of battle in 1939 - Biocrawler
		The plan assumed creation of 30 infantry divisions, 9 reserve divisions, 11 cavalry brigades, two motorized brigades, 3 mountain brigades and a number of smaller units.
		It consisted of 5 infantry divisions, 1 mountain brigade, 1 motorized cavalry brigade, 1 mountain brigade and 1 cavalry brigade under gen. Its commander was gen. Antoni Szylling.
		It consisted of 6 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry brigade and a batallion of tanks.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Polish_army_order_of_battle_in_1939 (699 words)

	Polish September Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In early 1939, Hitler issued orders to prepare for the "solution of the Polish problem by military means," and the German government intensified demands for the annexation of the Free City of Danzig, as well as for construction of an extra-territorial road through the Polish Corridor connecting East Prussia with the rest of Germany.
		Polish forces abandoned regions of Pomerania, Greater Poland and Silesia in the first week of the campaign, after a series of battles known as the battle of the border.
		Polish border defence forces (Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza) in the east (about 25 battalions) were unable to defend the border, and Edward Rydz-Śmigly further ordered them to fall back and not engage the Soviets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_September_Campaign (6263 words)

	Polish September Campaign
		Polish Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft gun and a bombed Polish Army column during the Battle of the Bzura.
		Polish forces abandoned regions of Pomerania, Greater Poland and Silesia in the first week of the campaign, after a series of battles known as the Battle of the Border.
		Polish cavalry (equipped with modern small arms and light artillery like the highly effective Bofors 37 mm antitank gun) never charged German tanks or entrenched infantry or artillery directly but usually acted as mobile infantry (like dragoons) and reconnaissance units and executed cavalry charges only in rare situations, against enemy infantry.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/polish_september_campaign.html (7094 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Cavalry
		Cavalry techniques were an innovation of equestrian nomads of the Central Asian and Iranian steppe and pastoralist tribes such as the Persian Parthians and Sarmatians.
		Cavalry found new success in Imperial operations (irregular warfare), where modern weapons were lacking and the slow moving infantry-artillery train or fixed fortifications were often ineffective against native insurgents (unless the natives offered a fight on an equal footing, as at Tel-el-Kebir, Omdurman, etc).
		Cavalry "flying columns" proved effective, or at least cost-effective, in many campaigns—although an astute native commander (like Samori in western Africa, Shamil in the Caucasus, or any of the better Boer commanders) could turn the tables and use the greater mobility of their cavalry to offset their relative lack of firepower compared to European forces.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cavalry (5417 words)

	Polish cavalry - Definition, explanation
		In addition, the Polish uhlans, or ułani as they were called in their native tongue, introduced a new uniform style composed of a colourful jacket with a coloured panel in the front, dark trousers with colourful stripes on the sides and a high, pointed cap called czapka (often rendered chapka in English).
		At the outbreak of the Polish Defence War of 1939, the Polish cavalry units were organised in 11 cavalry brigades, each composed of 3 to 4 cavalry regiments with organic artillery, armoured unit and infantry battalion.
		Polish cavalry units took part in most of the battles of 1939 and on several occasions proved to be the elite of the Polish Army.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/po/polish_cavalry.php (3358 words)

	Polish cavalry brigade order of battle - Biocrawler
		The following is a standard order of battle of the Polish cavalry brigade in 1939.
		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 the regiments are given after the actual mobilisation report of September 1, 1939, of the 25th Greater Polish Uhlans Regiment.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Polish_cavalry_brigade_order_of_battle (287 words)

	Polish September Campaign - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In early 1939, Hitler issued secret orders to prepare for the "solution of the Polish problem by military means", and the German government intensified demands for the annexation of the Free City of Danzig, as well as for construction of an extra-territorial road through the Polish Corridor connecting East Prussia with the rest of Germany.
		On the same day, Polish Marshal Rydz-Śmigly announced the war mobilization of Polish troops, but was pressured into revoking the order by the French, who still hoped for a diplomatic settlement, and failed to realize that the Germans were fully mobilized and concentrated at the Polish border.
		The Polish air force was destroyed on the ground in the first days of the war: The Polish Air Force, though numerically inferior and lacking modern fighters, was not destroyed on the ground because combat units had been moved from air bases to small camouflaged airfields shortly before the war.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php?title=Polish_September_Campaign (6434 words)

	Polish cavalry brigade order of battle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a standard order of battle of the Polish cavalry brigade in 1939.
		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 the regiments are given after the actual mobilisation report of September 1, 1939, of the 25th Greater Polish Uhlans Regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_cavalry_brigade_order_of_battle (286 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Polish History Page - Last Great Charge of the Polish Cavalry.
		The assault by a Polish mounted brigade against a column of infantry and motors - only a fragment of the fight against the German invasion in 1939 - was executed in the glorious tradition of the horse cavalry's saber-wielding charge.
		The Suwalki Cavalry Brigade, stationed at the frontier of East Prussia, near the border of Lithuania, was composed of three cavalry regiments, one artillery regiment, and a group of light armored cars.
		The brigade, being more mobile than our infantry, and assigned to the right wing of the Narew group, was less affected by the initial German push; consequently, we had relatively small losses during the first days of fighting.
	www.polishnews.com /fulltext/history/2001/history4.shtml (2214 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		The brigade uses army and air force aviation assets as a means of transportation to conduct three types of airborne operations: mass drop with static-line or stabilizer-activated parachutes, high-altitude high-opening (HAHO), and high-altitude low-opening (HALO) using ram-air, square, steerable parachutes.
		Using army aviation assets from the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade, the 6th Air Assault Brigade conducts air assault operations to seize and destroy the enemy's key objective, to cut off enemy forces in the main avenue of approach of friendly ground forces, and to delay the approach of the enemy's reserve forces from the rear.
		The brigade air assault operation is preceded by a parachute drop or helicopter insertion of reconnaissance and pathfinder teams, which have the same mission as in an airborne operation.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Poland/Airborne.htm (893 words)

	Polish Motorised Brigades of 1939
		This is a general order of battle of Polish 1939 motorised brigade, on the example of the 10th Cavalry Brigade.
		September the Brigade was ordered to cross the Hungarian border itself, being still a compact unit.
		Cavalry Bde was probably the most effective Polish unit - and its combat career showed clearly, that a well-trained motorised unit (and with a good commander) is able to achieve much more than an infantry division or cavalry brigade, especially in a favour terrain and in defence.
	derela.republika.pl /brigades.htm (1084 words)

	Achtung Panzer ! - Invasion of Poland (Fall Weiss) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Polish Campaign is surrounded by numerous myths such as the destruction of Polish Airforce in the opening hours of the invasion and Polish Cavalry charges against German armored units.
		Polish cavalry was active during the campaign and acted as horse mounted infantry.
		Polish cavalry brigades never charged tanks with their sabres or lances as they were equipped with anti-tank weapons such as 37mm Bofors wz.36 (model 1936) anti-tank guns (that could penetrate 26mm armor at 600m at 30 degrees).
	www.achtungpanzer.com /polcamp.htm (2527 words)

	Polish Cavalry in World War 2
		Two cavalry squadrons was trotting in front of a group of senior officers.
		The cavalry could only hope that the Germans would direct their anti-tank gunfire at the T-34s and not at the horses.
		Polish and German uniforms - the drawing present an image in accordance with the myth.
	www.chakoten.dk /polryt07.html (1114 words)

	★ Reviews of books about poland
		The capability of the Polish forces to hold their own against their foe was demonstrated with the initial attack, in which the Poles slammed two German divisions backwards into retreat, capturing over 1,500 prisoners in the process.
		Myths such as the tales of Polish cavalry charging German tanks with swords and the destruction of the Polish air force on the first day of the war are clearly exposed as falsehoods designed to boost Nazi military prowess to the world.
		In particular, the defense conducted by a Polish Cavalry brigade at Mokra against the 4th Panzer Division on 1 September demonstrates that the initial German use of armored units in combat could be clumsy and costly at times.
	poland.vacationbookreview.com /poland_36.html (3616 words)

	DEFENSE OF POLAND
		The widespread notion that the Polish cavalry engaged in foolhardy attempts to charge German tanks in September 1939 is misleading.
		Polish cavalry and infantry units were weaker in fire power and mobility than German panzer units, but their morale and determination helped enormously.
		Polish soldiers are positioned on the railroad, in the forest and in the village Mokra.
	www.apacouncil.org /ww2/2dp.html (2814 words)

	Polish cavalry: Encyclopedia II - Polish cavalry - Battle of Grunwald
		Polish cavalry - Battle of Grunwald: Encyclopedia II - Polish cavalry - Battle of Grunwald
		The basic tactical unit of the army was a banner (choragiew), that is a group of approximately 50 men financed by a noble clan, a notable person or a land.
		During the battle, after initial clashes of the light cavalry, the Teutonic Order split its forces, which were then defeated by a heavy cavalry charge.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Polish_cavalry_-_Battle_of_Grunwald/id/1853791 (384 words)

	The 13th at Balaclava: Charge of the Light Brigade
		On receipt of the order from Lord Lucan the reply of Lord Cardigan was, "Very good, sir." To the Light Brigade he then gave the word of command, "The Brigade will advance." The balance of evidence goes to show that no trumpet call was used.
		Parties of the enemy's cavalry, regular or Cossack, were ready to beset any stragglers, and there is no doubt that the death-roll of the Balaclava charge was greatly increased by the butchery of wounded men on the field itself, and the spearing of armed or unarmed dismounted officers and privates of the Light Brigade.
		But on went the Brigade, cutting their way through the Battery in front and through the whole force of the Russian Cavalry and Infantry, who were formed up in rear of the guns.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /13th-balaclava2.htm (6896 words)

	Iraq - US Forces Order of Battle
		The Brigade of the 1st Armored Division attached to the Polish south-central sector, will be replaced by the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain.
		Units affected by the rotation were: the Georgia Army National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade (Separate), the 172d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault (division headquarters and 4 brigades), the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Division (division headquarters and 4 brigades).
		A Mar. 03 MNF-I release reported that the 81st Brigade Combat Team had relinquished command of their operations to the 29th Brigade Combat Team on March 3 at LSA Anaconda, Balad, Iraq.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/iraq_orbat.htm (4070 words)

	Republique French Order of Battle for Wagram
		Wagram was a difficult battle for the French, with many senior officers having to expose themselves to enemy fire in order to keep their troops in order.
		Ad hoc brigades which are composed of both line and light units should behave the same as any French line regiment, with the ability to send out one skirmish base for the entire brigade.
		Cavalry marked * were weak divisions temporarily assigned to 3rd corps from the cavalry reserve
	www.wtj.com /games/republique/ob_wagram_fr.htm (519 words)

	DEFENSE OF FRANCE
		One armored cavalry brigade and two infantry divisions were in the process of formation.
		In 1940 the First Polish Grenadier Division was deployed southwest of Nancy, France, where in a two-day battle at Lagarde on June 17 and 18 it defended successfully its sector but had to withdraw because retreating French divisions exposed both of its flanks to the enemy.
		The Polish air force in France, with its eighty-six fighter planes, shot down fifty German aircraft during the campaign, losing eleven of its own pilots in the air and fifteen on the ground.
	www.apacouncil.org /ww2/5df.html (713 words)

	Iraq - US Forces Order of Battle - Developments
		The Houston Chronicle reported on Dec. 31, that the 56th Brigade Combat Team was activated on July 2, 2004, and would begin to deploy after Jan. 1, 2005 farewell ceremonies to be held in their honor.
		3,500 soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and 3,000 soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division are affected by the move.
		The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported on September 1 that the 3rd BCT, and 1st Brigades of the 3rd Infantry Division would be the units attached to the New-York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division when that unit deploys to Iraq as part of the OIF3 rotation.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/swasia_orbat-dev.htm (18328 words)

	Colquitt's Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Finegan's most reliable force was Colquitt's Brigade, a collection of veteran units that had seen action in Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas.
		In this last battle, however, his hesitation during Jackson's May 2 flank attack, in the mistaken belief that Union cavalry was massing in his front, slowed the Confederate onslaught and led to criticism of his abilities.
		In the late spring of 1863 the brigade, along with its commander, was transferred to the lower Atlantic coast.
	extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu /olustee/colquitt.html (834 words)

	Feldgrau :: 3.Infanterie-Division
		The 4.Armee was to attack into the Polish Corridor from the region of Pomerania in Germany in attempt to link up with the 3.Armee in East Prussia and to isolate the Polish coastal forces in the region of Danzig from the rest of the battle to the south.
		The region of its attack was known as the Tuchola Forest, an area defended only lightly by the Polish 9th Infantry Division and Pomorska Cavalry Brigade.
		It broke through the Polish defenses at Seenkette between Nandsburg and Mrotschen, and fought across the Brda (Braha) River west of Crone, where it pursued through the Tucheler Heide to the Vistula (Weichsel) River in the region of Topolno-Grabowko.
	www.feldgrau.com /InfDiv.php?ID=3 (1017 words)

	OMG: June 1997 Newsletter
		The following material is presented to assist in the preparation of a scenario for a re-fight of the battle of Smolensk, 17 August 1812, between the Grande Armee under Napoleon and the combined Western Russian armies of Bagration and Barclay de Tolly.
		While the French cavalry may not have played an active part in the later attack on the town walls, they did lose some 2-3,000 men that day, out of a combined strength of about 17,000.
		Before the battle on the 17th they were replaced as city garrison by Doctorow's 6th Corps and troops from 3rd Division of 3rd Corps from Barclay de Tolly's 1st Western Army.
	www.meramic.com /omg/news/june1997/newsjune1997.html (2891 words)

	French Order-of-Battle at Leipzig: 16-18 October 1813
		III Cavalry Corps [minus GdB Quinette de Cernay’s brigade]
		The names of the brigade commanders in GdD Ricard’s division are also uncertain (no biographical information is available for either GdB Vandeden or GdB Dumoulin).
		References stating GdB Jean-Baptiste, Baron Esteve commanded a brigade in III Corps have also been found.
	www.napoleon-series.org /military/battles/leipzig/c_leipzigoob7.html (208 words)

	The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
		On 5th May 1811, a large force of French cavalry crossed the Don Casas on the extreme right flank and drove the Spanish from the hill.
		Wellington ordered the Seventh Division to withdraw to the ridge and to make the retreat possible sent the Light Division to occupy the woods on the extreme flank beyond Poco Velha.
		At one point in the critical fighting in the plain the French cavalry was seen to heave about and Bull’s troop of Royal Horse Artillery, which had been nearly overwhelmed, burst from their ranks and galloped for the British lines, the gunners fighting hard with their sabres.
	www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/fuentes.htm (2294 words)

	unithist
		The SS Cavalry Brigade in Poland and Russia 1939-1942.
		In addition, six maps, six Order of Battle charts, complete officer rosters 1939-142, feldpost numbers, details of primary commanders within the Brigade, as well information on the units and commanders it was subordinated to, complete a comprehensive history of first combat mounted unit of the SS.
		The unit distinguished itself in battle from the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, to the pathos and drama of the Atlanta battles, and in harassing Sherman's blue hosts on his infamous march of destruction to the sea.
	www.chrisevansbooks.com /unithist.html (10025 words)

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