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1 s t Po l i s h A r m o u r e d

10 B RYGADA

K AWALERII P ANCERNEJ

(7x Sherman, 4x Crusader A/A tanks)

3 B RYGADA S TRZELCÓW

1 P UŁK P ANCERNY

(4 Sherman, 6x Crusader A/A,

11x Stuart tanks)

A Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

B Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

C Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

24 P UŁK U ŁANÓW IM .

H ETMANA Z ÓŁKIEWSKIEGO

(4 Sherman, 6x Crusader A/A,

11x Stuart tanks)

A Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

B Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

C Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

1 B ATALION

S TRZELCÓW P ODHALANSKICH

A Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

B Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

C Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

D Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

S Company (6x 3” mortars, 6x 6 pdr guns,

13x Universal carriers)

2 P UŁK P ANCERNY

(4 Sherman, 6x Crusader A/A,

11x Stuart tanks)

A Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

B Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

C Squadron (16x Sherman, 4x Firely tanks)

10 P UŁK D RAGONÓW

ZMOTORYZOWANYCH

(12x 6 pdr guns, 8x MMG carriers)

A Company (12x M5 half-tracks,

4x White scout cars, 11x Universal carriers,

2x 3” mortars, 3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

C Company (as A Company)

I Company (as A Company)

8 B ATALION

S TRZELCÓW

A Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

B Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

C Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

D Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

S Company (6x 3” mortars, 6x 6 pdr guns,

13x Universal carriers)

E XILES

After the fall of Poland all the remaining Polish soldiers,

sailors and airmen who had fought the Germans in 1939

escaped to France, fought the Germans again in France and

Norway, and retreated with the British Army to the United

Kingdom.

Stationed in Scotland, they helped build coastal defences

until the Polish 1st Corps under Wladyslaw Sikorski was

formed. One of the irst units formed was the 1st Armoured

Division.

At Mont Ormel, Chambois, and Hill 262, the Poles fought

and held against elements of the 2. and 12. SS-Panzerdivsions

for almost a week, often against great odds and enduring

incredible hardship. heir actions on the Falaise battleield

earned them the admiration of the Allies and the respect,

however grudgingly, of the Germans.

A FTER N ORMANDY

After the Normandy Breakout, the Division fought its

way across Belgium and the Netherlands, liberating Ypres,

Ghent, and Passchendale. A brilliant lanking manoeuvre by

Mazcek forced the Germans out of Breda, allowing the Poles

to take the city without iring a shot. he Division spent

the winter of 1944 on the southern bank of the Rhine, and

in 1944 it began liberating towns in Northern Germany. In

April the Division entered the Elmsland area, and on 1 May

it entered Wilhelmshaven, where it accepted the surrender of

the fortress, naval base, and 10 German Divisions.

he end of the war was not kind to the Poles in Western

Europe. Many regarded the actions of Churchill and

Roosevelt at Yalta as a betrayal, because they were not able to

go and liberate their homeland. he Polish I Corps, of which

1st Armoured Division was now a part, stayed in Germany

on garrison duty until 1947, when it was disbanded. Only

a few of the men returned to their homeland; the rest went

into exile in England and other Western countries.

T O N ORMANDY

Fortune favoured the Poles in this regard. he commander

of the Division, General Stanislaw Maczek, was Poland’s

premier mechanized commander, and many of his subor-

dinate oicers from the unit he commanded in 1939 (he

10th Mechanized Brigade) had made their way to England

with him.

Organized on the British Armour Division model, they were

initially equipped and trained on Crusader tanks. But in

late 1943 and early 1944 these were replaced with Sherman

tanks. he division waited, somewhat impatiently, to be

committed to the Normandy campaign, and in late July the

irst units of the Division were shipped to the Normandy

theatre. On 1 August, the entire Division was in theatre,

and were attached to First Canadian Army. A week later, in

Operation Totalize, it saw its irst combat. Although its irst

combat was not efective, the Poles soon played an integral

part in the Battle of Falaise.

D i v i s i o n

A RTYLERIA D YWIZYJNA

9 B ATALION

S TRZELCÓW F LANDRYJSKICH

A Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

B Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

C Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

D Company (3x 2” mortars, 9x MG, 3x PIAT)

S Company (6x 3” mortars, 6x 6 pdr guns,

13x Universal carriers)

1 P UŁK A RTYLERII

MOTOROWEJ

(24x 25 pdr guns)

1 P UŁK A RTYLERII

PRZECIWLOTNICZEJ

(36x 40mm Bofors guns,

18x 40mm (SP) Bofors self-propelled guns)

2 P UŁK A RTYLERII

MOTOROWEJ

(24x Sexton self-propelled guns)

10 P UŁK S TRZELCÓW

K ONNYCH

(A RMOURED R ECCE R EGIMENT )

(4x Cromwell, 6x Crusader A/A,

11x Stuart tanks)

A Squadron (19 Cromwell tanks)

B Squadron (19 Cromwell tanks)

C Squadron (19 Cromwell tanks)

S AMODZIELNA

K OMPANIA CKM .

Machine-gun Company

(12x MMG carriers, 4x 4.2” mortars)

1 P UŁK A RTYLERII

PRZECIWPANCERNEJ

(24x M10C (17 pdr) self-propelled guns,

24x 17 pdr guns)

Divisional Strength: 14,964 soldiers, 4 tank battalions, 4 infantry battalions, 290 tanks, 24 self-propelled anti-tank guns, 50 universal carriers,

24 self-propelled guns, 24 artillery pieces, 54 anti-tank guns, 46 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 36 anti-aircraft guns, 20 heavy machine-guns,

4 heavy mortars, 24 medium mortars.

DIVISION UNITS

10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade): 1 Pułk Pancerny (1st Polish Armoured Regiment), 2 Pułk Pancerny (2nd

Polish Armoured Regiment), 24 Pułk Ułanów im. Hetmana Żółkiewskiego (24th Polish Lancers Regiment “Hetman Żółkiewskiego”), 10 Pułk

Dragonów Zmotoryzowanych (10th Polish Dragoons Regiment).

3 Brygada Strzelców (3rd Polish Infantry Brigade): 1 Batalion Strzelców Podhalańskich (1st Polish Highland Battalion), 8 Batalion Strzelców

(8th Polish Rile Battalion), 9 Batalion Strzelców Flandryjskich (9th Polish Rile Battalion ‘Flanders’), Samodzielna Kompania ckm. (1st Polish

Independent HMG Squadron).

Artyleria Dywizyjna (Divisional Artillery): 1 Pułk Artylerii motorowej (1st Polish Motorized Artillery Regiment), 2 Pułk Artylerii motorowej

(2nd Polish Motorized Artillery Regiment), 1 Pułk Artylerii przeciwpancernej (1st Polish Anti-Tank Regiment, formed in 1945 from smaller

units), 1 Pułk Artylerii przeciwlotniczej (1st Polish Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment).

Other Units: 10 Pułk Strzelców Konnych (10th Polish Mounted Rile Regiment, the armoured recce regiment).

POLISH SPECIAL RULES

he Polish forces in Normandy were trained and organised

along British lines and use the following British Special

Rules: Carry On, Sergeant; Night Attack; Advance Under

Darkness; Semi-indirect Fire; Eight-gun Batteries; Rounds

on the Ground and Mike Target .

hey also have the following special rule of their own.

F OR Y OUR F REEDOM AND O URS

he Poles display remarkable bravery in combat, often

pushing on to take objectives when other men would have

turned back.

Polish Platoons ight to the last and may re-roll failed

Platoon Morale Checks.

If you are ielding a Polish Company, your Company

Command team may re-roll failed Company Morale

Checks.

SZWADRON PANCERNY

(T ANK C OMPANY )

COMPANY HQ

An Szwadron Pancerny must ield a Squadron HQ and at least two Pancerny Platoons and may

ield one of each of the remaining Combat Platoons and the Weapons Platoons shown.

It may also ield one Support Platoon from each Support box shown (Armoured, Infantry, etc).

Szwadron Pancerny

Squadron HQ

PANCERNY PLATOON

RECCE PATROL

ARMOURED

Anti-tank Platoon (SP),

Polish Artillery

Pancerny Platoon

Recce Patrol

INFANTRY

PANCERNY PLATOON

Field Platoon,

Polish Engineers

SCOUT PLATOON

ARTILLERY

Pancerny Platoon

Field Battery (SP),

Polish Artillery

Scout Platoon

PANCERNY PLATOON

INFANTRY PLATOON

ARTILLERY

Field Battery,

Polish Artillery

Field Battery (SP),

Polish Artillery

Pancerny Platoon

Zmotoryzowana Platoon

Medium Battery,

Royal Artillery

Piechoty Platoon

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

Light Anti-aircraft Platoon

AIR SUPPORT

Priority Air Support

Limited Air Support

AOP

Air Observation Post

M OTIVATION AND S KILL

No Soldier is more motivated to ight the Germans than the Pole. hey ight to defeat the Germans and once again reclaim

their homeland from its conquerors. A Szwadron Pancerny is rated as Fearless Trained .

HEADQUARTERS

1 C OMPANY HQ

KAPITAN

P LATOON

Company HQ with:

2 Sherman V

KAPITAN

SIERZANT

150 points

Company Command

Sherman V

2iC Command

Sherman V

O PTIONS

Add additional Sherman V tank for +75 points.

Add Firely VC tank for +100 points.

Add Crusader A/A tanks for +45 points per tank.

Add Sherman ARV recovery vehicle for +10 points.

Sherman V

Firefly VC

KAPRAL

Armed with the reliable American Sherman tank, the three

armoured regiments of the Polish 1st Armoured Division

come to Normandy ready to ight.

he Poles were a little under-strength and ielded only three

platoons per squadron in Normandy. hey still received their

full allocation of Firely VC tanks, so the extras were attached

to the headquarters.

SZWADRON PANCERNY

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