Polish cavalry brigade order of battle in 1939
- Polish cavalry brigade order of battle in 1939
The following is a standard order of battle of the Polish cavalry brigade in 1939.
Chain of command
Composition and armament
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 numbers in brackets give the figures for a four-regiment brigade, as opposed to the standard three-regiment one. The figures for the regiments are given after the actual mobilisation report of September 1, 1939, of the 25th Greater Polish Uhlans Regiment. Note that the numbers for other units may vary, mostly due to different mobilisation schedules and other problems.
Polish cavalry brigades in 1939
Cavalry
* Krakowska Brygada Kawalerii (Kraków) - under Brigadier General Zygmunt Piasecki
* Kresowa Brygada Kawalerii (Brody) - under Colonel Stefan Hanka-Kulesza
* Mazowiecka Brygada Kawalerii (Warsaw) under Colonel Jan Karcz
* Nowogródzka Brygada Kawalerii (Baranowicze) under Brigadier General Władysław Anders
* Podlaska Brygada Kawalerii (Białystok) under Brigadier General Ludwik Kmicic-Skrzyński
* Podolska Brygada Kawalerii (Stanisławów) under Colonel Leon Strzelecki
* Pomorska Brygada Kawalerii (Bydgoszcz) under Colonel Adam Zakrzewski
* Suwalska Brygada Kawalerii (Suwałki) under Brigadier General Zygmunt Podhorski
* Wielkopolska Brygada Kawalerii (Poznań) under Brigadier General Roman Abraham
* Wileńska Brygada Kawalerii (Wilno) under Colonel Konstanty Drucki-Lubecki
* Wołyńska Brygada Kawalerii (Równe) under Colonel Julian Filipowicz
* Brygada Rezerwowa Kawalerii Wolkowysk (Białystok, Wołkowysk) under Colonel Edmund Tarnasiewicz-Heldut
* Zbiorcza Brygada Kawalerii (Warsaw) under General Roman Abraham
Armoured-Motorised Brigades
::"Different armament and structure"
*10. Brygada Kawalerii Zmotoryzowanej (Rzeszów) - dowódca: płk dypl. Stanisław Maczek
*Warszawska Brygada Pancerno-Motorowa (Warsaw) - dowódca: płk dypl. Stefan Rowecki
See also
* Polish cavalry
* Polish army
* Polish Defensive War of 1939
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