| 词条 | 23rd Grodno Uhlan Regiment |
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23rd Grodno Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 23 Pulk Ulanow Grodzienskich, 23 p.ul.) was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. Formed in 1920, it fought both in the Polish-Soviet War and the 1939 Invasion of Poland. The regiment was garrisoned in the town of Postawy (current Belarus), and belonged to Wilenska Cavalry Brigade. The regiment was formed in 1920, when the 3rd Squadron of Mounted Rifles, the 211th Uhlan Regiment and the 2nd Regiment of Central Lithuanian Hussars were merged. Until 1922, it was part of the armed forces of the Republic of Central Lithuania. It was officially named the 23rd Grodno Uhlan Regiment on June 1, 1921, and that name referred to the 23rd Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment, which had fought in the November Uprising. During the 1939 Invasion of Poland, the Grodno Uhlans were part of Wilenska Cavalry Brigade. Transported by rail to the area of Przedborz in central Poland, the unit took its defensive positions on September 6. Since the town of Przedborz had already been seized by the Wehrmacht, the regiment was ordered to march to Opoczno, which, as it turned out, had also been captured by the enemy. In the night of September 9/10, 1939, the regiment was surrounded in the forests near Przysucha. After a bloody night battle, elements of the unit managed to break through and escape to the Swietokrzyskie Mountains. Nevertheless, the regiment ceased to exist, and its subunits continued fighting in the mountains until October 1939. In February 1944, the regiment was recreated by the Home Army, to fight in Operation Tempest. Commanded by Colonel Jaroslaw Gasiewski, it fought in the area of Wilno and Nowogrodek, capitulating to the Germans in September 1944 in Kampinos Forest. Commandants
SymbolsThe flag, funded by the residents of the Land of Grodno, was handed during a ceremony in Wilno, on August 13, 1922. The ceremony was attended by Jozef Pilsudski. The badge was approved by the military authorities on January 30, 1923. It was in the shape of the Maltese cross, with a white shield in the middle, and the number 23. Sources
See also
5 : Cavalry regiments of Poland|Military units and formations established in 1920|Military units and formations of Poland in World War II|Republic of Central Lithuania|Wilno Voivodeship (1926–39) |
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