End of the Line

After breaking through the German lines at the battle of Krasnobród, General Władysław Anders’ Cavalry Group was moving south to carry out its last order - to evacuate soldiers via the Romanian or Hungarian borders. Afterwards, they were to leave …

1939-09-27

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After breaking through the German lines at the battle of Krasnobród, General Władysław Anders’ Cavalry Group was moving south to carry out its last order - to evacuate soldiers via the Romanian or Hungarian borders. Afterwards, they were to leave Poland themselves. The Ribbentrop - Molotov pact called for the withdrawal of German forces from eastern Poland, which were to be replaced by Soviet forces. A gap opened between the invading armies, which Anders’ cavalrymen slipped through, avoiding enemy opposition as they moved south. Their good fortune ended on Sept 27, when the exhausted Polish cavalrymen were confronted by the main body of the Soviet 4th Cavalry Corps. Both cavalry forces began the engagement mounted, resulting in a very fluid and ever changing battlefield. There were numerous skirmishes between horse patrols, as both sides were surprised by sudden enemy appearances. The Soviet staff, expecting a mounted Polish attack, ordered their troops to dismount and adopt a defensive posture. The Poles, seeing the gathering Soviet forces supported by machine guns, tanks and artillery, ordered their soldiers to dismount and “dig in”, establishing a defensive perimeter in front of the village of Wola Sudkowska. When Soviet Kombrig (brigade commander) Cejtlin realized how weak the Poles were, he ordered his 34th Cavalry Division to begin a full scale assault.

Wola Sudkowska, Poland

Battle of Władypol was an armed engagement between Poland and the Soviet Union during the Nazi German and Soviet invasion of Poland. It took place on 27 September 1939 near the town of Sambor. It was among the last cavalry battles of 1939 and one of the last large-scale battles in Central Poland. It was won by the Red Army. After the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski General Władysław Anders' Cavalry Operational Group (Polish: Grupa Operacyjna Kawalerii) consisting of his own Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade as well as two regiments (1st KOP Cavalry and 22nd Cavalry) of Kresowa Cavalry Brigade and other units was one of the very few Polish units to escape encirclement.[1] General Anders decided to break through towards Hungary

Wikipedia: Battle of Wladypol

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