10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland) - Action of 1939

Action of 1939

The first exercise in offensive action (1939) was considered a failure – the brigade proved to be insufficiently equipped in anti-tank ordnance to successfully counter enemy armoured units. It was also considered not versatile enough, especially when compared with a standard cavalry unit, which had much better off-road capabilities and speed. Because of that, several changes in its structure were introduced, which were later copied during the formation of the Warsaw Armoured Cavalry Brigade. The commanding officer of the unit was Col. Stanisław Maczek and the chief of his staff was Maj. Franciszek Skibiński. It is to be noted that, despite being fully motorized, the brigade was still officially named "the 10th Cavalry Brigade". However, most of the sources refer to it as "Motorized" in order to distinguish the unit from its predecessors.