Czersk Operational Group
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, Poland) was an Operational Group
(a type of tactical military unit) of the Polish Army. Formed in 1939 under the name of Tuchola
Detachment as part of the Intervention Corps created in order to counter a possible German action in the Free City of Danzig
, it was not disbanded after the end of the Danzig Crisis. Instead it was pressed into the newly formed Pomorze Army
of Gen. Władysław Bortnowski and took part in the fights against the German and Soviet Invasion of Poland
later that year.
Commanded by Gen. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki, it was composed of one cavalry brigade and one brigade-strong reserve infantry detachment, as well as numerous smaller units. In total, the unit had a force of 1,5 division. Along with the rest of the army it took part in the early stages of the war, notably in the Battle of Tuchola Forest.
Czersk
Czersk is a town in northern Poland in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.On July 1, 2006 this municipality celebrated 80 years of granting this community the status of city....
, Poland) was an Operational Group
Operational Group
Operational Group was the highest level of tactical division of the Polish Army before and during World War II and the Invasion of Poland. It was corps-sized, although various Operational Groups varied in size....
(a type of tactical military unit) of the Polish Army. Formed in 1939 under the name of Tuchola
Tuchola
Tuchola is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which had a population of 13,976 as of 2004, is located close to the Tuchola Forests about 7t0 km north of Bydgoszcz, and is the seat of Tuchola County...
Detachment as part of the Intervention Corps created in order to counter a possible German action in the Free City of Danzig
Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig was a semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig and surrounding areas....
, it was not disbanded after the end of the Danzig Crisis. Instead it was pressed into the newly formed Pomorze Army
Pomorze Army
The Pomeranian Army was one of the Polish armies to take part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939. It was officially created on March 23, 1939. Led by Gen.dyw...
of Gen. Władysław Bortnowski and took part in the fights against the German and Soviet 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...
later that year.
Commanded by Gen. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki, it was composed of one cavalry brigade and one brigade-strong reserve infantry detachment, as well as numerous smaller units. In total, the unit had a force of 1,5 division. Along with the rest of the army it took part in the early stages of the war, notably in the Battle of Tuchola Forest.
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- Pomorska Cavalry Brigade
- Headquarters
- 8th Mounted Rifles Regiment
- 16th Greater Polish Uhlans Regiment
- 11th Mounted Artillery Battalion (1st battery)
- 81st Armoured Battalion (9 wz. 34Samochód pancerny wz. 34Samochód pancerny wz. 34 , was a standard light armored car used by the Polish Army during the September Campaign of 1939.The vehicle was based on the earlier half track samochód pancerny wz. 28, which entered service in 1928...
armoured cars and 13 TKSTKSThe TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...
tankettes)
- KościerzynaKoscierzynaKościerzyna is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998...
Detachment- Kościerzyna Battalion of National Defence
- Gdynia II Battalion of National Defence (detached from Kartuzy Detachment on September 1, 1939)
- 11th Mounted Artillery Battalion (3rd battery)
- ChojniceChojniceChojnice is a town in northern Poland with 39 670 inhabitants , near famous Tuchola Forest, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. It is the capital of the Chojnice County....
Detachment- 1st Rifles Battalion
- Czersk Battalion of National Defence
- Tuchola Battalion of National Defence
- Border Protection CorpsBorder Protection CorpsThe Border Protection Corps was a Polish military formation that was created in 1924 to defend the country's eastern borders against armed Soviet incursions and local bandits....
engineering company Hoszcza - 11th Mounted Artillery Battalion (2nd battery)
- 1st Battalion of the 9th Light Artillery Regiment (detached from 9th Infantry Division)