Translated to English, the inscription reads: “To her soldiers in America, a liberated Poland.” This is the story of those soldiers — Gen. Józef Haller’s World War I Polish-American ...

The cavalry was not disappearing; it was essentially becoming mechanised, and cavalry units now frequently combined traditional mounted cavalry with tanks and armoured cars. However, the German ...

During the invasion of Poland in 1939, it is said that Polish cavalry units charged at the German tanks with sabres and lances, in a desperate and foolhardy attempt to take on the metal beasts ...

At the start of Operation Barbarossa, the USSR opposed thirteen cavalry divisions to the German invasion; in 1942, the squadrons of the Italian Savoia Cavalleria regiment had to fight to protect their ...

World Metal detectorists search WWI battleground in Poland — then find something much older By Irene Wright July 11, 2024 5:44 PM ...

Two ancient daggers and a ring from the 19th century were discovered by metal detectorists in the mountains in Poland, WWI battle site ...

The original version of Isaac Babel’s Red Cavalry, one of the greatest short-story cycles of the 20th century, concludes with the “The Rabbi’s Son.” In the story, Lyutov – Babel’s ...

After the end of WW1 and the foundation of the modern Polish state, the Hungarian government tried to send aid to their Polish counterparts in their war against Soviet Russia. This was denied by the ...