Polish Army project part 2
My Polish army is based on part the Krakow Army, which defended upper Silesia and south western Polish border. Its 1st Division was composed of the 6th, 7th, 11th Infantry Brigades and the the Krakow cavalry brigade and the 10th Motorised cavalry brigade, under the command of Antoni Szylling. the 2nd Division was the 23rd Infantry and the 55th Infantry static brigade defending the Fortified Area Mikołów, (a great Polish bunker website here ), and finally the 21st Mountain Infantry division and the 1st Mountain brigade. I would like to build the 1st or 22nd mountain infantry at some stage but no one makes suitable Polish miniatures in mountain uniforms in capes and distinctive helmets yet.
- 3rd Silesian Uhlan Regiment, in Tarnowskie Góry
- 8th Uhlan Regiment of Duke Jozef Poniatowski, in Kraków
- 5th Mounted Rifles Regiment, in Tarnów and after 1938 in Dębica
- 5th Mounted Artillery Regiment, in Oświęcim
10th Motorised cavalry brigade
The only fully motorised brigade in the Polish army, commonly nicknamed the Black Brigade by the German troops, so called because of the black berets and the knee length black coats worn by the officers. The motorcycle battalion who also wore the coat, long black gloves, high black boots and black beret. Based upon the french light mechanised brigades and was formed in 1937, and was still in the trial phase when the war opened in 1939.
- 10th mounted rifle regiment
- 24th Uhlan regiment
- 16th motorised artillery battalion
- 101st light tank recce company
- 121st light tank company
- Recce tank company
- anti tank company
- 90 motorised engineer battalion
- 71st motorized AA battery
Suitable Figures are available in resin from Scibor miniatures, in plastic from First to Fight and metal from Foundry miniatures and XAN miniatures.
Cheers
Matt
