First To Fight 1/72 WWII Polish Uhlans on Foot (15) Kit
Following the Great War, in the first years of the rebirth of the ancient nation of Poland, the cavalry had once more gained an ascendancy in the armed forces thanks to victory in the war with Russia. It was the Army’s elite, and the pride of the nation, but it couldn’t stop the march of progress, and during the 1930s the Polish Army embarked on mechanization, relegating the cavalry to a mounted infantry role, although some still thought the horse had a role to play in the east, where roads were few and poor. When Germany invaded in 1939, closely followed by the Soviet Union, the famous Polish cavalry dismounted to fight, although much of it remained mounted on horses for rapid movement. Like the rest of the Polish Army, they fought bravely and well, but could not long stem the German and Russian tide. Journalistic nonsense about charging German tanks did, however, recognize the high reputation of these men.
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