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According to Georg Hans Reinhardt, "Die 4. Panzer-Division vor Warschau und an der Bzura vom 9.-20.9.1939", "Wehrkunde" 1958, No 5, page 243 - German tank losses at the Bzura on 16 IX alone amounted to - bagatelle! - 120 tanks destroyed or damaged! It probably refers to both Pz.D...

What do Arnold's book has to do with the German occupation policy in Poland? Isn't his book about the USSR?

By the way, it seems that HGr.Süd had never the plan to take Lemberg The OKW clearly planned and wanted to capture Lemberg. OKW operational proposition from 11.09.1939: "[...] The Oberkommando des Heeres proposes to advance up to the Polish-Russian border, filling of which with usage of existi...

Map of Polish POW camps in 1939 (with the exception of those established ad hoc in September - like the POW camp in Ilow at the Bzura river, where over 2,700 German POWs were held - mostly from 30 ID, but also for example 140 POWs from 21 ID): http://www.dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12134&...

I believe there were few raids of Polish cavalry into East Prussia in early September, not only this one described by Raul. Here you can find some info on them (in Polish): http://odkrywca.pl/pokaz_watek.php?id=505315 http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wypady_polskiej_kawalerii_na_Prusy_Wschodnie_1939 htt...

You were right that AR.501 was in fact only HQ - but still the document says "AR.501" - what does it mean then? After I've proven you that this wasn't "impossible", as you speculated - you wrote that the document is "worthless". :shock: Maybe - if you accuse me of lack ...

I understand that you had no time to reply. But, interesting, what "context" do you need in this case? the other documents belonging to this fragment What "other documents" belonging to which "fragment"? I showed you the entire document, not any "fragment". I ...

Did you receive my messages Jan? I'm still waiting for your reply. What is listed by the document as "AR.501" must include losses of units subordinated to Stab Art.Regt.z.b.V.-501, so: - II./s.Art.Rgt.37 - s.Art.Abt.506 - II./s.Art.Rgt.47 Because losses of these three Abteilungen are not l...

According to the attachment to KTB of I. A.K., "List of casualties of I. A.K. until 1.10.39", losses of A.R.501 were: + 100(18) [including 8(1) officers] verw. 177 [including 9 officers] All of killed and wounded officers come from one sub-unit but it is hard to read its name (sth. like &q...

"W 1940 roku wziyni mnie do niymieckigo wojska. W jednym roku szeł żech na Paryż, a w drugim na Moskwa. Na ta Moskwa fajnie sie maszyrowało, bo było lato. Ale jak przyszła zima, niyjedyn z nos przeklon dziyń, że przyszedł na świat. Jo tam był ciężko ranny i dostołech sie do niewole. Do dom przy...

The Chechs had build their own version of the Maginot line in the mountains. Czech fortifcations were judged as made of low-quality concrete and as not very resistant against heavy artillery and AT weapons by both German and Polish military researchers (Poland also captured some Czech conrete forti...

There were also several Polish "raids" / "counterattacks" on Slovakian territory, during which some Slovakian POWs were captured. For example during the night from 2 to 3 September 1939 Polish 6th company of 2. KOP Regiment "Karpaty" attacked Slovakian territory across...

I forgot about one non-combat death: - 1. Reconnaissance Battalion One officer from this battalion was killed in accident. Btw - all of these Polish units mentioned in brief descriptions of the above listed combats (KOP Btl. "Zytyn", National Defense Btl. "Limanowa", 1. KOP Rgt. ...

Is anyone able to provide me or point me to details of the Army "Bernolak"? I'm mainly interested in the composition of the 3 infantry divisions. 1st Infantry Division "Janosik" 2nd Infantry Division "Skultety" 3rd Infantry Division "Razus" Details of their a...

By the way - soldiers killed in Lichnowy from the list above: ppor. Roman Ciesielski, 1 IX 39, Lichnowy ppor. rez. Włodzimierz Juszczakiewicz, 1 IX 39, Lichnowy kpr. Jan Kotowski, 1 IX 39, Lichnowy kpr. Jan Turulski, 1 IX 39, Lichnowy st. uł. Franciszek Kubiak, 1 IX 39, Lichnowy uł. Aleksander Zaran...