The Polish Independent Highland Brigade (Polish: Samodzielna Brygada Strzelców Podhalańskich) was a Polish military unit created in France in 1939, after the fall of Poland, as part of the Polish Army in France. It had approximately 5,000 soldiers trained in mountain warfare and was commanded by General Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz. It was named after the region of Podhale in southern Poland.
In February it was assigned to the Anglo-French expeditionary corps prepared to be sent to Finland. Eventually in May and June 1940 it took part in the Allied campaign in Norway and fought with distinction in the Battles of Narvik. After the beginning of hostilities on the Western Front, the brigade was withdrawn to France, where it fought in the defence of Brittany. Disbanded, some of its soldiers were evacuated to Britain and Egypt, while others joined the French resistance.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:4 40311 9743 725
-
Decoration of the Highland Brigade - 1940 - Dekoracja Brygady Podhalańskiej
-
Niezłomnym / Unbreakable - Polish forces during the Second World War
-
Highland brigade evacuates from France - 1940 - Brygada Podhalańska ewakuuje się z Francji
Transcription
See also
External links
 | This Polish military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 9 April 2021, at 17:06