On 17 August the race was on for the Seine. The Regiment started its move early on the 17th under the command of 7th Armoured Division whose objective was the high ground east of Lisieux. This was a particularly exciting time for the Regiment as it exposed the troops to a new type of warfare supporting the fast-moving armoured units. Although on the first day the guns were constantly moving forward to fire in support of the various armoured elements of 7th Armoured Division in reality they did not travel very far. It was another two days before they started to really get going - in fact on the 19th they liberated the village of Livarot on their way to the outskirts of Lisieux. The guns were held up by skilful rearguard action for another 48 hours before some fast moving on the 23rd and some lively shooting at the Seine crossing. The battle ran away from them on the morning of 29 August. Positioned near Routot the Regiment paused while the armour raced across north-eastern France towards Brussels T-34/76 Model 1943 medium tank (Polish had 71 T-34/76 Model 1942 and T-34/76 Model 1943 medium tanks.) Can anybody help with this one? I have supplied the sddresses of The Sikorski Institute and of Polish Service Records.

Koskodan, Kenneth K. (2009). No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-365-0.

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In the evening of the June 17th 1940 newly appointed Prime Minister of France, Philippe Petain delivered a radio speech in which he declared that he had asked the German Command for a truce. The French campaign came to an end – but some French troops still resisted. Then began the truly hard times for the Poles. For them there was no question of capitulation – the struggle was to be continued alongside the British… If they could reach the mainland. Under-strength – The Poles did not have sufficient reinforcements to fully complement the casualties suffered in combat units. Infantry squads of the Polish 1st Armoured Division can never be 10 men strength. in Polish) 1st Armoured Regiment, 1943–45, List of Soldiers http://dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=121060 commanded by Brigadier-General Bronislaw Pruger-Ketling was despatched to the front near Belfort. The 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade under the command M4A1 Sherman II medium tank (The Sherman was the basic tank in Polish armoured units in the West 1943-1947. The 2nd Warsaw Armored Brigade, fighting in Italy, used M4A2 Sherman III, later also M4 Sherman I, M4 Sherman IC Firefly, M4A1 Sherman II and M4A3 (105) HVSS Sherman IVBY.)

The 1st Grenadier Division in Alsace formed part of the French 20th Corps and while the French army crumbled with troops simply walking away from the fight, On 21 August 1944, a platoon of the Regiment's 3rd Squadron reconnoitred the German positions below the Zameczek ( a hunting lodge on the ridge of Hill 262's northern slope). Marian Żebrowski - "Zarys historii polskiej broni pancernej 1918-1947". Zarząd Zrzeszenia Kół Oddz. Broni Pancernej. Londyn 1971.

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With the capture of Alphen, a temporary stalemate followed. For the next 3, weeks the Regiment consolidated its position. Normandy [ edit ] Polish Crusader AA MKII tank of the 1st Polish Armoured Regiment near Caen at the beginning of the Falaise operation.

The 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade operational area was too vast to be adequately covered and at best could only delay a major assault by providing cover for We took prisoners. Some of those from the Wehrmacht were of Polish birth. They were asked if they would join us: anyone who accepted was given the rifle and paybook of one of the dead! They were unexpected, precious reinforcements. The S.S. and those whose paybooks showed that they had taken part in the invasion of Poland in ’39 received no mercy!Toruń Infantry Division (stationed in Toruń) - Col. Tadeusz Lubicz-Niezabitowski, after September 4, 1939 Col. Mieczysław Rawicz-Mysłowski, after September 12 Col. Józef Werobej a lot of the officers were veterans of the September or French campaigns, but junior officers were also trained in the UK]