Reply To: Poland 1939 – Preparing for 80th Anniversary of World War II

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@oriskany +1 on the research 😉

The 2nd battalion of the 54 regiment of infantry from the 12 Infantry Division joined Sandomierz Group on the 7th of September. There is a problem with the AA units since the 2 batteries of 4x 4omm Bofors guns were present in the group only untile the 14th of September. We’re talking here about the 6th Anti aircraft Battery and 22nd Motorowa Anti aircraft Battery. The 102nd Independent Company of Anti aircraft Heavy Mg’s was present in the group until 10th of September. So in fact the AA support was consisting of:

• 2nd Battery of the 1st Independent Battalion of Artillery 2x 75mm guns
• Mościce platoon of 40mm AA guns
• 101st Independent Company of Anti aircraft Heavy Mg’s

Plus the group had a company of engineers.

What is more on the night of 14/15 September the group marched over 40km through burning woods and German fire ambushes from the Annopol-Oblęcin area. It reached Modliborzyce at 8AM to loosen the Recon battalion from the Warsaw Armored Motorized Brigade. Soon before reaching Modliborzyce a heavy air strike broke and dispersed the following units:

• 2nd battalion of the 94th regiment
• 2nd battalion of the 54th regiment
• 1st battalion of the 164th regiment

This reduced the group to six battalions when it comes to infantry.

Fire in the hole so to say 😉