franek80
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Post by franek80 on Apr 21, 2008 8:41:57 GMT -7
While surfing the net. I came upon a very interesting site about Poland,s part in WW2. Since I am not one to post long post,s. I am going to place the URL so you can read it.. HOLLY,if you see this, have Wayne read it.He is some what of a milit www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/history/WW2.html ary historian. He will love it. FRANEK Franek, I took the liberty of separating out the www address from the sentence & left everything else the same. |
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Post by wayneprice on Apr 21, 2008 12:03:33 GMT -7
Franek,
Thanks! Having toured most of the battlefields in Poland, the article makes a great overview.
As to the charges on horseback, there really is a distortion that has never really been cleared up. They were not used as cavalry, but were mounted infantry, that dismounted and used the horses to mearly get from place to place! Once they got to the particular piece of terrain they wanted, the dismounted and fought as infantry - sorry, no charging with horses against tanks!
Now, the dirty little secret few people know about. In 1939, the bulk, 85% of the German forces were horse transported to include most of their artillery. Only the lead armoured divisions were mechanized, and not even the entire unit! A lot of the dead horses you see in the early photos, are German, not Polish!
WAYNE
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Post by freetobe on Apr 21, 2008 18:29:29 GMT -7
Franek and Wayne,
Your posts were a breath of fresh air for me. I have believed forever that history as written or taught is often less accurate then the actual happenings. Thanks guys, you made my day.
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