Kraków Cavalry Brigade
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Krakow Cavalry Brigade (Krakowska Brygada Kawalerii) was a unit of the Polish Army), created on April 1, 1937. Its headquarters were located in Krakow, but some units were stationed in other places:
- 3rd Silesian Uhlans Regiment in Tarnowskie Gory,
- 5th Regiment of Mounted Rifles in Tarnow, since 1938 in Debica,
- 5th Regiment of Mounted Artillery - in Oswiecim.
During the Polish September Campaign, the Brigade, under General Zygmunt Piasecki, was part of Armia Kraków, defending the area between Zabkowice and Czestochowa. In the first days of September 1939, its defence lines were broken by the German XV Army Corps under General Hermann Hoth. The battle took place around Zawiercie and Wozniki, and after the defeat, the Poles withdrew towards the line of the Nida river and to the towns of Miechow and Pinczow. The Poles were continuously chased and attacked by German 2nd Light Division.
On September 10, the Division crossed the Vistula near Baranow Sandomierski. Then, it fought in the Battle of Tomaszow Lubelski, in the area of Bilgoraj and Tarnogrod. Surrounded by the enemy, it capitulated together with remnants of the Army Krakow.
