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Polish Armament in 1939–45 article is a list of equipment used by Polish army before and during the Invasion of Poland, foreign service in British Commonwealth forces and last campaign to Germany with the Red Army in 1945. [1] The list includes prototype vehicles.
Despite the uniformity in equipping the artillery sub-units, they received the traditional Polish names of "Light Artillery", "Heavy Artillery" and "Mounted Artillery". [2] Around that time also the anti-tank battalion was created, with 4 batteries, each consisting of 4 pieces of artillery. [2] HQ (Gen. Stanisław Kopański)
The Polish Armed Forces in the West fought under British command and numbered 195,000 in March 1944 and 165,000 at the end of that year, including about 20,000 personnel in the Polish Air Force and 3,000 in the Polish Navy. At the end of World War II, the Polish Armed Forces in the west numbered 195,000 and by July 1945 had increased to 228,000 ...
13th SP-artillery regiment (SU-85 and ISU-152) Second Army (Poland) 5th Infantry Division; 7th Infantry Division; 8th Infantry Division; 9th Infantry Division; 10th Infantry Division; 16th Armoured Brigade, 2nd Artillery Division, 3rd AA-artillery Division, 3rd indep. mortar regiment; 3 AT-artillery brigades (nos.9,11,14) 2nd Sapper Brigade
The 2nd Polish Corps (Polish: 2 Korpus Polski), 1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fought with distinction in the Italian Campaign, in particular at the Battle of Monte Cassino. By the end of 1945, the ...
wz. 1917 155 mm Polish howitzer; wz. 02/26 75 mm Polish infantry gun; wz. 1914/19P 100 mm Polish howitzer; wz. 1929 105 mm Polish long range gun; wz. 36 37 mm Polish anti-tank gun improved, manufactured in Poland under Swedish Bofors licence; some delivered to Spain; wz. 31 81 mm Polish mortar developed from the French Stockes
At the outbreak of World War II a further 32 wz. 29's were scheduled to be completed by a new factory at Stalowa Wola by the end of 1939 with another 44 guns to be completed during 1940. It is estimated that in 1939 Poland had 118 wz. 13 guns and 124 wz. 29 guns in their Heavy Artillery Regiments.
Can be mounted on Poprad, and by anti-aircraft missile and artillery system PSR-A Pilica. [74] Unspecified number donated to Ukraine. Additional 600 launchers and 3,500 missiles were ordered by Polish Armed Forces. [72] [73] PPZR Grom Poland: 72mm Man-portable air-defense system: PPZR Grom 400 launchers 2,000 missiles [75] 2000 missiles delivered.