"Polish Uhlans on Horses 1939 Review" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Dec 2019 9:49 p.m. PST |
"During the 1930s Poland started to mechanise its armed forces, but this was an expensive and slow process, and when war came in 1939 most of the cavalry were still mounted on horses. Knowing the firepower of infantry when ready to defend itself, the usual procedure was for cavalry to dismount before entering combat, although there were some occasions in 1939 when they actually met the enemy whilst still mounted. Nonetheless, their usual role was as riflemen that could deploy rapidly, but in the unequal fight in 1939 these famous mounted men could not turn back the tide of the invaders…."
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