Bomber Brigade
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The Bomber Brigade was a World War II
unit of the Polish Air Force
commanded by płk obs. Władysław Heller. It resisted the Invasion of Poland
in 1939 as the main aerial reserve of the commander in chief and was used for bombing enemy units in central Poland. It was created just before the war and did not have time to reach full operational readiness. Its equipment consisted of 36 modern PZL.37 Łoś medium bombers and 50 older PZL.23 Karaś
light bombers, plus 21 support planes. It was organised into four squadrons, each in turn composed of two escadrilles. It was similar in make-up to the Pursuit Brigade.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
unit of the Polish Air Force
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force is the military Air Force wing of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej...
commanded by płk obs. Władysław Heller. It resisted the Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland (1939)
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe...
in 1939 as the main aerial reserve of the commander in chief and was used for bombing enemy units in central Poland. It was created just before the war and did not have time to reach full operational readiness. Its equipment consisted of 36 modern PZL.37 Łoś medium bombers and 50 older PZL.23 Karaś
PZL.23 Karas
|-Specifications :-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo and Paolo Matricardi. World War II Airplanes . Chicago: Rand McNally, 1978. ISBN 0-52888-170-1....
light bombers, plus 21 support planes. It was organised into four squadrons, each in turn composed of two escadrilles. It was similar in make-up to the Pursuit Brigade.
- Polish 2nd Bomber Squadron (II Dywizjon Bombowy), commanded by mjr pil. Jan Biały
- Polish 21st Bomber Escadrille (21. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. obs. Jan Buczma
- Polish 22nd Bomber Escadrille (22. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. pil. Kazimierz Słowiński
- Polish 6th Bomber Squadron (VI Dywizjon Bombowy), commanded by mjr obs. Alfred Bartłomiej PeszkeAlfred Bartłomiej PeszkeAlfred Bartłomiej Peszke was a Polish Air Force officer, infantry veteran of the Polish-Soviet War and Air Force veteran of the September 1939 Campaign.-Military service:...
- Polish 64th Bomber Escadrille (64. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. pil. Mieczysław Pronaszko
- Polish 65th Bomber Escadrille (65. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. pil. Maciej Piotrowski
- Polish 10th Bomber Squadron (X Dywizjon Bombowy), commanded by ppłk. pil. Józef Werakso
- Polish 211th Bomber Escadrille (211. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. obs. Franciszek Omylak
- Polish 212th Bomber Escadrille (212. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. pil. Stanisław Taras-Wołkowiński
- Polish 15th Bomber Squadron (XV Dywizjon Bombowy), commanded by kpt. pil. Stanisław Cwynar
- Polish 216th Bomber Escadrille (216. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. obs. Władysław Dukszto
- Polish 217th Bomber Escadrille (217. Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. obs. Eugeniusz Prusiecki
- Polish 55th Independent Bomber Escadrille (55. Samodzielna Eskadra Bombowa), commanded by kpt. obs. Józef Skibiński
- Communications platoon No. 4 (Pluton łącznikowy nr 4)
- Communications platoon No. 12 (Pluton łącznikowy nr 12)