10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland)
The 10th Cavalry Brigade (Polish: 10. Brygada Kawalerii) was a Polish military unit, the only fully operational Polish motorized infantry unit during the Invasion of Poland of 1939, at the onset of World War II. Commanded by Col. (later General) Stanisław Maczek, it is considered the only Polish World War II military unit not to lose a single battle.
Read more about 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland): Organized in 1937, Action of 1939, Role During Invasion of Poland, Fighting in France, OOB
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