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  2. Charge at Krojanty - Wikipedia

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    Early in the day, Polish cavalry had intercepted German infantry moving towards the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk) and slowed their progress. At 08:00, the Germans broke through Polish Border Guard units south of the Polish cavalry, which forced the Polish units in the area to start a retreat towards a secondary defence line at the Brda river.

  3. Battle of Schoenfeld - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Schoenfeld (Polish: Szarża pod Borujskiem) took place on 1 March 1945 during World War II and was the scene of the last mounted charge in the history of the Polish cavalry. [notes 1] The Polish charge overran German defensive positions and forced a German retreat from the village of Schoenfeld (today known as Żeńsko, formerly ...

  4. Polish cavalry - Wikipedia

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    Despite media reports of the time, particularly in respect of the Battle of Krojanty, no cavalry charges were made by the Polish Cavalry against German tanks. The Polish cavalry, however, was successful against the German tanks in the Battle of Mokra. [3] The Polish cavalry did not discard the lance as a weapon until 1934 or 1937 and continued ...

  5. Opposing forces in the Polish September Campaign - Wikipedia

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    Polish Cavalry brigades were used as a mobile infantry and were quite successful against German infantry. Cavalry charges were rare but successful, especially when used against infantry in un-entrenched positions. However, while Polish cavalry matched German panzers in speed and anti-infantry effectiveness, in the end it simply could not stand ...

  6. 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Poland) - Wikipedia

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    The Polish 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Polish: 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej) was an armoured formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the West.It was organized in France during World War II as part of the Polish Army in France, mostly by veterans of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade who managed to escape from German and Soviet occupied Poland.

  7. 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. File:Polish cavalry in Sochaczew(1939)a.jpg - Wikipedia

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