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Oldest aircraft

  • SPAD XIII
  • Fokker D.VII
    Fokker D.VII
    The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft...

  • Oeffag D.III
  • Ansaldo Balilla
  • SPAD VII
  • Albatros D.III
    Albatros D.III
    The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service during World War I. The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer...

  • Sopwith Dolphin
  • Fokker E.V (D.VIII)
  • Bristol F2B Fighter
  • Breguet 14
    Breguet 14
    -See also:-References:*Tomasz J. Kowalski, Samolot Breguet 14, TBiU no.197, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 83-11-09461-6...

  • Ansaldo SVA-9
    Ansaldo SVA
    -References:* World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing: London. File 889 Sheet 62.* * Munson, Kenneth "Aircraft of World War I". Ian Allan 1967. ISBN 0-7110-0356-4-Related content:...

  • Salmson 2A2
    Salmson 2
    |-References:* Davilla, James J., & Soltan, Arthur M., French Aircraft of the First World War. Stratford, Connecticut: Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0...

  • DH-9
  • SPAD 61
  • Potez XV
  • Potez XXV
  • Farman Goliath
  • Avia BH-33 (PWS-A)
    Avia BH-33
    |-See also:-References:* Belcarz, Bartłomiej . Avia BH-33 , PWS-10, PZL P.7a, Polskie Skrzydła #3. Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Stratus, ISBN 83-89450-36-4 .* Němeček, Vaclav . Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.*...

  • Schreck FBA-17
    FBA 17
    -References:* *...

  • LeO H-13
  • LeO H-135
  • Latham 43
    Latham 43
    -References:*...


Local designs

  • Lublin R-VIII
    Lublin R-VIII
    -References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:*...

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  • Lublin R-VIIID
    Lublin R-VIII
    -References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:*...

  • Lublin R-XIIIE (prototype)
    Lublin R-XIII
    The Lublin R-XIII was the Polish army-cooperation plane , designed in the early-1930s in the Plage i Laśkiewicz factory in Lublin. It was the main army cooperation plane in the Invasion of Poland...

  • Lublin R-XIIIF (prototype)
    Lublin R-XIII
    The Lublin R-XIII was the Polish army-cooperation plane , designed in the early-1930s in the Plage i Laśkiewicz factory in Lublin. It was the main army cooperation plane in the Invasion of Poland...

  • Lublin R-XIIIG (prototype)
    Lublin R-XIII
    The Lublin R-XIII was the Polish army-cooperation plane , designed in the early-1930s in the Plage i Laśkiewicz factory in Lublin. It was the main army cooperation plane in the Invasion of Poland...

  • Lublin R-XVIB
    Lublin R-XVI
    -References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p. 160-162 -External links:* at Ugolok Neba page*...

  • Lublin R-XXII (project)
  • Lublin R-XXIII (R-XIIIDr.)(project)
  • LWS-3 Mewa
    LWS-3 Mewa
    -Bibliography:* Glass, Andrzej. LWS 3 Mewa, Wydawnictwo Militaria 11. Warszawa, Poland: Wydawnictwo Militaria, 1996. ISBN 83-86209-61-5.* Glass, Andrzej. Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939 . Warszawa, Poland: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności , 1977. .-See also:...

  • LWS-7 Mewa II (project)
    LWS-7 Mewa II
    -See also:...

  • PWS-16
    PWS-16
    |-See also:...

  • PWS-18
    PWS-18
    -See also:-Bibliography:* Domański, Jerzy. "Samolot szkolno-treningowy PWS-18" Żołnierz Polski, nr 5/1991.* Glass, Andrzej and Cieślak, Krzysztof. "Samoloty i szybowce do 1939 roku" Barwa w lotnictwie polskim nr. 1. Warszawa, Poland: WKiŁ, 1985. ISBN 83-206-0456-7-External links:*...

  • PWS-26
    PWS-26
    -References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -See also:...

  • PWS-27 (project)
  • PWS-28 (project)
  • PWS-29 (project)
  • PWS-24
    PWS-24
    - See also :-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:*...

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  • PWS-35 Ogar
  • PZL P.7
    PZL P.7
    -References:NotesBibliography* Cynk, Jerzy B. History of the Polish Air Force 1918-1968. Reading, Berkshire, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1972.* Cynk, Jerzy B. Polish Aircraft, 1893-1939. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1971. ISBN 0-370-00085-4....

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  • PZL P.11
    PZL P.11
    The PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in the early 1930s by PZL in Warsaw. It was briefly considered to be the most advanced fighter aircraft design in the world...

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  • PZL P.11g Kobuz (prototype)
    PZL P.11
    The PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in the early 1930s by PZL in Warsaw. It was briefly considered to be the most advanced fighter aircraft design in the world...

  • PZL.50 Jastrząb (prototype)
  • PZL.23A Karaś A
    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....

  • PZL.23B Karaś B / Karaś II
    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....

  • PZL.37B Łoś B
  • PZL.38 Wilk (prototypes)
    PZL.38 Wilk
    - References :* Glass, Andrzej. Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze 1893-1939 . Warsawa, Poland: WKiŁ, 1977....

  • PZL.43 Karaś
  • PZL.46 Sum (prototype)
    PZL.46 Sum
    -See also:- References :* Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 - External links :*...

  • PZL.48 Lampart (project)
    PZL.48 Lampart
    -References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -See also:...

  • PZL.49 Miś (project)
  • PZL.54 Ryś (project)
    PZL.54 Rys
    |...

  • RWD-8
  • RWD-13
    RWD-13
    The RWD-13 was a Polish touring plane of 1935, three-seater high-wing monoplane, designed by the RWD team. It was the biggest commercial success of the RWD.-Development:...

  • RWD-13S
    RWD-13
    The RWD-13 was a Polish touring plane of 1935, three-seater high-wing monoplane, designed by the RWD team. It was the biggest commercial success of the RWD.-Development:...

  • RWD-14 Czapla
    RWD-14 Czapla
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -See also:...

  • RWD-17
    RWD-17
    -See also:-References:* Glass, Andrzej: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p. 323-326 -External links:* and photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba site...

  • RWD-17W (prototype)
    RWD-17
    -See also:-References:* Glass, Andrzej: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p. 323-326 -External links:* and photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba site...

  • Bartel BM-4
    Bartel BM-4
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...

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  • Bartel BM-4
    Bartel BM-4
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...

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  • Bartel BM-4
    Bartel BM-4
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...

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  • Bartel BM-4
    Bartel BM-4
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...

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  • Bartel BM-4
    Bartel BM-4
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...

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  • Bartel BM-4
    Bartel BM-4
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...

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  • Bartel BM-5
    Bartel BM-5
    |-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 -External links:* at...


Armaments and other equipment on combat aircraft

  • Aerial Photo cameras (for reconnaissance use)
  • Browning 7.9 mm Machine Gun
  • Vickers E 7.7 mm Machine Gun
  • Vickers F 7.7 mm Machine Gun
  • Vickers E/KM Wz 7.7 mm Machine gun
  • KM Wz 33 7.7 mm Machine gun
  • KM Wz 36 7.7 mm Machine gun
  • KM Wz 37 7.9 mm Machine gun
  • KM Wz 38 20 mm Cannons
  • Oerlikon FF 20 mm Cannon
    Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
    The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others...

  • 40 kg bomb
  • 50 kg bomb
  • 600 kg bomb
  • 700 kg bomb
  • 1,000 kg bomb
  • 2,600 kg bomb

Foreign aircraft

  • Avro Tutor Mk. I (2 examples)
  • Breguet Bre XIX B.2
    Breguet 19
    The Breguet 19 was a light bomber and reconnaissance plane, also used for long-distance flights, designed by the French Breguet company and produced from 1924.-Development:...

  • CANT Z.506B Airone
    CANT Z.506
    The CANT Z.506 Airone was a triple-engine floatplane produced by CANT from 1935. It served as a transport and postal aircraft with the Italian airline "Ala Littoria"...

     (1 example)
  • Fokker F.VIIb-3m/M
    Fokker F.VII
    The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and other companies under licence....

     (21 examples)

Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in France (1939-1940)

  • Bloch MB.152
  • Caudron C.714 C1 "Cyclone"
    Caudron C.714
    -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Belcarz, Bartłomiej. GC 1/145 in France 1940. Sandomierz, Poland/Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2002. ISBN 83-917178-1-X....

  • Koolhoven F.K.58
    Koolhoven F.K.58
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Green, William. Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Three: Fighters. London: Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1961. ISBN 0-356-01447-9....

  • Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
    Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
    The M.S.406 was a French Armée de l'Air fighter aircraft built by Morane-Saulnier starting in 1938. Numerically it was France's most important fighter during the opening stages of World War II....


Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in Great Britain (1940-1947)

  • Avro Lancaster
    Avro Lancaster
    The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...

  • Boulton Paul Defiant
    Boulton Paul Defiant
    The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force early in the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy's Blackburn Roc...

  • Bristol Beaufighter
    Bristol Beaufighter
    The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...

  • de Havilland Mosquito
    De Havilland Mosquito
    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...

  • Fairey Battle
    Fairey Battle
    The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...

  • Handley Page Halifax
    Handley Page Halifax
    The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing...

  • Hawker Hurricane
    Hawker Hurricane
    The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...

  • Supermarine Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire
    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...

  • Taylorcraft Auster
    Taylorcraft Auster
    The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited company during the Second World War.-Design and development:...

  • Vickers Wellington
    Vickers Wellington
    The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...

  • Vickers Warwick
    Vickers Warwick
    The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose British aircraft used during the Second World War. Built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands, Surrey, the Warwick was used by the Royal Air Force as a transport, air-sea rescue and maritime reconnaissance platform, and by the civilian British Overseas...

  • Westland Lysander
    Westland Lysander
    The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War...

  • B-24 Liberator
    B-24 Liberator
    The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...

  • B-25 Mitchell
    B-25 Mitchell
    The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...

  • P-51 Mustang
    P-51 Mustang
    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...


Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in Soviet Union (1943-1945)

  • Yakovlev Yak-1
    Yakovlev Yak-1
    The Yakovlev Yak-1 was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Produced from early 1940, it was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings....

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  • Yakovlev Yak-9
    Yakovlev Yak-9
    The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. Fundamentally a lighter development of the Yak-7 with the same armament, it arrived at the front at the end of 1942. The Yak-9 had a lowered rear fuselage decking and all-around vision canopy...

  • Ilyushin Il-2
    Ilyushin Il-2
    The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in very large numbers...

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  • Petlyakov Pe-2
    Petlyakov Pe-2
    The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a Soviet dive bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was regarded as one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter...

  • Polikarpov UTI-4 / I-16 UTI
    Polikarpov I-16
    The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II...

  • Polikarpov U-2 / Po-2
    Polikarpov Po-2
    The Polikarpov Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik for maize; thus, 'maize duster' or 'crop duster'), NATO reporting name "Mule"...

  • Shcherbakov Shche-2
    Shcherbakov Shche-2
    -Military operators:*Polish Air Force – 5 aircraft, used 1945–1947.*Soviet Air Force*Yugoslav Air Force – 5 aircraft ,delivered in 1945, used through 1952.-See also:-References:NotesBibliography...

  • Yakovlev UT-2
    Yakovlev UT-2
    |-See also:...


Tankettes/light tanks

  • TK-1
  • TK-2
  • TK-3
  • TK
    TK
    TK, Tk or tk may refer to:In music:* TK * TK Records, a record label started by Henry StoneIn television:* Takeru "T.K." Takaishi, a character from Digimon anime* TK, a character in Angel Beats!...

  • wz.31
  • TKF
  • TKW
  • TKD
  • TKS-B
  • wz.39
  • TKS
    TKS
    The 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...

  • wz.33
  • French Renault FT-17
  • CWS FT-17
  • Vickers E
    Vickers 6-Ton
    The Vickers 6-Ton Tank or Vickers Mark E was a British light tank designed as a private project at Vickers. It was not purchased by the British Army, but was picked up by a large number of foreign armed forces and was copied almost exactly by the Soviets as the T-26. It was also the direct...

     Twin Turret
  • Vickers E Single Turret
  • Vickers E Mark A & B
  • VAU33dw
  • VAU33jw
  • 7TP
    7TP
    The 7TP was the Polish light tank of the Second World War. A development of the British Vickers 6-ton, it was significantly better armed than its most common opponents, the German Panzer I and Panzer II. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, its production...

    dw (dwuwieżowy-twin turret; only two wz. 30 Browning
    Ckm wz.30
    Ckm wz.30 is a Polish-made clone of the American Browning M1917 heavy machine gun...

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  • 7TP
    7TP
    The 7TP was the Polish light tank of the Second World War. A development of the British Vickers 6-ton, it was significantly better armed than its most common opponents, the German Panzer I and Panzer II. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, its production...

    jw (jednowieżowy-single turret; 37 mm Bofors
    Bofors
    The name Bofors has been associated with the iron industry for more than 350 years.Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646. The modern corporate structure was created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget Bofors-Gullspång...

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  • PZInż.322
  • PZInż. 130 amphibious tank
  • PZInż. 140(4TP) reconnaissance tank
  • Renault R35
  • Polish/Soviet T-70
    T-70
    The T-70 was a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was only produced in very small...


Medium tanks

  • 10TP
    10TP
    The 10TP was a Polish light cruiser tank that never left the prototype status. While advancing the Polish armour development programme, the prototype was deemed unsuccessful...

     wheel & track fast tank (only prototypes)
  • 14TP Medium tank (only prototypes)
  • Hotchkiss H35
    Hotchkiss H35
    The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French light tank developed prior to World War II.Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer...

  • Matilda Mk I
    Matilda Mk I
    The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. It is not to be confused with the later model Tank, Infantry Mk II , also known as the "Matilda II" which took over the "Matilda" name after the early part of the war when the first Matilda was withdrawn from...

  • Cromwell Cruiser Tank
    Cromwell tank
    Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell ,The designation as the eighth Cruiser tank design, its name given for ease of reference and its General Staff specification number respectively and the related Centaur tank, were one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second...

  • M4 Sherman
    M4 Sherman
    The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...

  • T34/76
    T-34
    The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...

  • T34/85
    T-34
    The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...


Self-propelled vehicles/Tank destroyers

  • Polish/American T48
  • Polish/Soviet SU-57
  • Polish/Soviet SU-85
    SU-85
    The SU-85 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II, based on the chassis of the T-34 medium tank. Earlier Soviet self-propelled guns were meant to serve as either assault guns, such as the SU-122, or as mobile anti-tank weapons; the SU-85 fell into the latter category...

  • Polish/Soviet SU-100
    SU-100
    The SU-100 was a Soviet tank destroyer. It was used extensively during the last year of World War II and saw service for many years afterwards with the armies of Soviet allies around the world.- Development :...

  • Polish/Soviet ISU-122
    ISU-122
    The ISU-122 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II.-History:A prototype of the ISU-122 heavy self-propelled gun was built at the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant, , in December 1943...

  • Polish/Soviet ISU-152
    ISU-152
    ISU-152 was a Soviet multirole fully enclosed and armored self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II, with a subsequent use, mainly in the Soviet military, till the 1970s.-History:...

  • Polish/Soviet SU-152
    SU-152
    The SU-152 was a Soviet heavy self-propelled heavy howitzer used during World War II.It mounted a 152 mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tank. Later production used IS tank chassis and was re-designated as ISU-152...


Tank and armored car armaments

  • 7.5 mm MG
  • 7.92 mm Browning MG
    Ckm wz.30
    Ckm wz.30 is a Polish-made clone of the American Browning M1917 heavy machine gun...

  • 7.92 mm Hotchkiss MG
  • 7.92 mm Hotchkiss-wz.25 MG
  • 7.92 mm Colt-Browning-wz.30 TMG
    Ckm wz.30
    Ckm wz.30 is a Polish-made clone of the American Browning M1917 heavy machine gun...

  • 13.2 mm MG
  • 20 mm FK AT Automatic Cannon
  • 25 mm Hotchkiss Tank Gun
  • 37 mm AT Bofors Cannon
  • 37 mm SA-18 Puteaux L/21
    Puteaux SA 18
    The Puteaux SA 18 was a French semi-automatic gun, used from World War I onward, primarily mounted on combat vehicles.It was a simple but reliable weapon with a high rate of fire. It was primarily intended to be used against infantry and machine-gun nests, due to its low muzzle velocity which...

  • 3.7 cm PAK AT Cannon (captured)
  • 47 mm Tank Gun

Captured German/Italian vehicles

  • German
    • SdKfz 251/1 ausf. D
    • SdKfz 250/10
    • Panzer III
      Panzer III
      Panzer III was the common name of a medium tank that was developed in the 1930s by Germany and was used extensively in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen III translating as "armoured battle vehicle". It was intended to fight other armoured fighting vehicles and...

    • Panzer IV
      Panzer IV
      The Panzerkampfwagen IV , commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz...

    • Panzer V
    • Steyr RSO
      Raupenschlepper, Ost
      Raupenschlepper Ost, literally "Caterpillar Tractor East", is more commonly abbreviated to RSO. This fully tracked, lightweight vehicle was conceived in response to the poor performance of wheeled and half-tracked vehicles in the mud and snow during the Wehrmacht's first winter on the Soviet Front...

  • Italian
    • AB 41 Armored Car
      AB 41
      The Autoblinda 41 was an Italian armored car in use during World War II. It was armed with a 20 mm Breda 35 autocannon and a coaxial 8mm machine gun in a turret similar to the one fitted to the Fiat L6/40, and another hull mounted rear-facing 8mm machine gun.-Description:The AB 41 was based...


Armored cars, motorcycles, trucks, half-tracks, jeeps

  • Peugeot Armored Car
    Peugeot Armored Car
    The Peugeot armored car was a four wheeled armored vehicle based on a commercial Peugeot truck that was quickly developed by the French in 1914 for use in World War I.-History:...

  • Samochód Pancerny Ford Tfc (Ford Tfc Armored Car)
  • Soviet Austin-Putilov Armored Car
  • Fiat-Izorski Armored Car
  • Peerless Armoured Car
    Peerless Armoured Car
    During the First World War, sixteen American Peerless trucks were modified by the British to serve as armoured cars. These were relatively primitive designs with open backs armed with a Pom-pom gun and a machine gun, and were delivered to the British army in 1915...

  • Garford-Putilov Armored Car
  • Jeffery-Poplavko Armored Car
  • Ehrhardt M17 Armored Car
  • wz.28 (Citroën-Kegresse B2 10CV)
  • Motorcycles CWS M55
  • Motorcicles CWS M111 (Sokół 1000)
  • wz.29 Ursus
  • French Citroën-Kegresse P.14
  • French Citroën-Kegresse P.17
  • French Citroën-Kegresse P.19
  • Polski FIAT 508/518
  • PZInż.302 (Polski FIAT 508/518 variant)
  • Polski Fiat 621L 2.5 ton truck
  • ZIS-5/5V truck
  • C2P tow
  • Wz.34 Half Track
  • C4P Half Track
  • C7P
    C7P
    C7P was a Polish tracked artillery tractor, used by the Polish Army before and during World War II...

  • wz.34 Armored Car
  • PZInż.342 4x4 artillery tractor(C5P)
  • wz.34 Halftrack
  • Local design "Kubuś
    Kubus
    The term Kubu is a Malay exonym ascribed to mobile, animist peoples who live throughout the lowland forests of Southeast Sumatra. In the Malay language, the word Kubu can mean defensive fortification, entrenchment, or a place of refuge...

    " APC
  • Polish/Soviet BA64 Armored Car
  • Polish/Soviet BA20 Armored Car
  • Polish/American M17 Halftrack
  • Polish/American Jeep
    Jeep
    Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...

  • Polish/American US6 Studebaker
  • Ursus A Ambulance
  • Ursus AW Bus
  • Ursus A Truck
  • Saurer 4BLDP Bus
  • Ursus TKS Tank Transporter
  • Ursus A TK Tank Transporter
  • Saurer 4BLDP TKS Tank Transporter
  • FT-17 4-wheel Road Transporter
  • Ursus A FT-17 Truck Transporter
  • "local Jeep" Polski Fiat 508
  • Polski Fiat 518

Armored trains and annex equipment

  • FT17 Rail Transporter
  • TK Rail Transporter
  • "Drezyna Pancerno Motorowa R"(TK And FT Rail Transporter)
  • nr 11 "Danuta"
  • nr 12 "Poznańczyk"
  • nr 13 "Generał Sosnkowski"
  • nr 14 "Paderewski"
  • nr 15 "Śmierć"
  • nr 51 "Pierwszy Marszałek"
  • nr 52 "Piłsudczyk"
  • nr 53 "Śmiały"
  • nr 54 "Groźny"
  • nr 55 "Bartosz Głowacki"
  • Training armoured trains:
  • "Zagończyk"
  • "Stefan Czarniecki"

Improvised armoured trains

  • Two of Warsaw Defence Command (Dowództwo Obrony Warszawy):
    • "nr 1"
    • "nr 2"

Anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and artillery pieces

  • M-14/19 10.0 cm Artillery Cannon
  • vz 26 7.5 cm Artillery Cannon
  • M-97 7.5 cm Artillery Cannon
  • M-29 10.5 cm Artillery Cannon
  • M-17 15.5 cm Heavy Artillery Cannon
  • Bofors 4.0 cm Antiaircraft Cannon
  • Bofors M-36 3.7 cm AT Cannon
  • Mortar M 31 (8 cm) -licence built French mortar M 27/31 Brandt
  • Mortar M 36 (4.6 cm)

Rifles, pistols, machine guns, and infantry weapons

  • Bayonet Bagnet 28" - For use with Poln M29, Poln 98, Karabinek 1898 rifles and carbines
  • Infantry Rifle "Poln M29"- Calibre 7.9 mm Kbk wz. 1929
  • Infantry Rifle "Poln 98"- Calibre 7.9 mm Kb wz. 98a
  • Infnatry Semi Automatic Self--repeating Rifle Kbsp wz. 1938M (only 150 made by the time of war)
  • Carbine "Karabinek 1898"- Calibre 7.9 mm
  • Carbine "Karabinek 91/98/25" (Mossin-Nagant 91)- Calibre 7.9 mm
  • Revolver "Rewolwer M95 Nagant"- Calibre 7.62 mm
  • Pistol "Pistolet Vis Vz-35 (Version 1935; development of Colt 1911; replaced Mauser on the

Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...

: 500,000 made and issued by Germans in 1943 and 1944) (wz. 35 Vis)"- Calibre 9 mm
  • Bechowiec Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
  • Błyskawica Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
  • KIS Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
  • Polski Sten machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
  • ET-38 anti-tank grenade
  • Filipinka ET wz.40 hand grenade (250 g of cheddite
    Cheddite
    Cheddite is a class of explosive materials that were originally manufactured in the town of Chedde in Haute-Savoie, France in the early twentieth century. Closely related to Sprengel explosives, cheddites consisted of a high proportion of inorganic chlorates mixed with nitroaromatics Cheddite is a...

     or ammonal
    Ammonal
    Ammonal is an explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene , and aluminium powder.The ammonium nitrate functions as an oxidizer and aluminium as a power enhancer. To some extent the aluminium makes it more sensitive to detonation...

    )
  • Sidolówka R wz.42 hand grenade (250 g of cheddite or amonite)
  • Antitank Rifle "Karabin 35" (AT-Rifle) - Calibre 7.8 mm
  • Heavy AT Rifle 7.92 mm "Karabin przeciwpancerny" wz.35 - Calibre 7.92 mm aka "Uruguay" (Platoon--level AT weapon)
  • Heavy Machine gun wz. 28 (Polish version of the Browning Automatic Rifle
    Browning Automatic Rifle
    The Browning Automatic Rifle was a family of United States automatic rifles and light machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed...

    ) caliber 7.9 mm
  • Granatnik wz.36
    Granatnik wz.36
    The Granatnik wz.36 was a Polish grenade launcher designed in originally in 1920 as "wz.30" and later modified in 1936. It entered service in 1936 becoming the standard grenade launcher of the Polish Army; it was still in use during the German invasion of Poland in 1939....


Weapons in use by Polish volunteers in foreign armies

  • Fusil 07/15 M 34" - Calibre 7.5 mm
  • ppFusil Automatique 1918" (Semi-automatic) - Calibre 8 mm
  • Fusil Mle 1907" - Calibre 8 mm
  • Springfield M1903 - Calibre .30-06
  • Sten MK I - Calibre 9 mm
  • Sten MK II - Calibre 9mm
  • No3 MK I - Calibre .303
  • M1 Garand
    M1 Garand
    The M1 Garand , was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation. Called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S...

     (Semi-automatic rifle) - Calibre .30
  • "Carabin M1"
    M1 Carbine
    The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S...

     - Calibre .30
  • "Smith & Wesson Mod 1917"
    M1917 revolver
    The M1917 Revolver was a U.S. six-shot revolver of .45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1917 to supplement the standard M1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol during World War I. Afterwards, it was primarily used by secondary and non-deployed troops...

     - Calibre 45
  • PPD-40
    PPD-40
    The PPD is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire....

     - Calibre 7.62 mm
  • PPD-34/38" - Calibre 7.62 mm
  • Tokarev 1930" - Calibre 7.62 mm
  • Mosin M-91/30
    Mosin-Nagant
    The Mosin–Nagant is a bolt-action, internal magazine-fed, military rifle invented under the government commission by Russian and Belgian inventors, and used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other nations....

     in 7.62 mm

Surface vessels, submarines and other ships

  • Destroyers
    • ORP Błyskawica
    • ORP Grom
    • ORP Burza
      ORP Burza
      ORP Burza was a of the Polish Navy which saw action in World War II.-History:ORP Burza was ordered on 2 April 1926 from the French shipyard Chantiers Naval Francais together with her sister ship Wicher...

    • ORP Garland
    • ORP Orkan
    • ORP Huragan
    • ORP Piorun'
      ORP Piorun (G65)
      ORP Piorun was an used by the Polish Navy during the Second World War. The name is Polish for "Thunderbolt".-History:The ship was built by John Brown & Company of Clydebank, Glasgow. She was laid down in July 1939, launched on 7 May 1940 and completed on 4 November 1940...

  • Escort Destroyers
    • ORP Krakowiak
    • ORP Kujawiak
      ORP Kujawiak
      The ORP Kujawiak was a British Hunt-class destroyer escort, formerly named the HMS Oakley. It was laid down on 22 November 1939 and launched on 30 October 1940. It was commissioned to the Polish Navy in June 1941. The destroyer was sunk on 16 June 1942 after running into a mine near Malta while...

    • ORP Ślązak
  • Cruiser
    • ORP Dragon
      HMS Dragon (D46)
      HMS Dragon, also known in Polish service as ORP Dragon , was a D- or Danae-class cruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in Glasgow, in December 1917, and scuttled in July 1944 off the Normandy beaches as part of the Arromanches Breakwater.-Pre World War II:One of the fastest-built ships...

    • ORP Conrad
  • Heavy minelayer ORP Gryf
  • Submarines
    • ORP Orzeł
      ORP Orzeł
      Three boats of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Orzeł :* ORP Orzeł was an commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940.* ORP Orzeł was a commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1983....

    • ORP Sęp
      ORP Sep
      For the second ORP Sęp serving in the Polish Navy since 2002, see ORP Sęp .ORP Sęp was a serving in the Polish Navy during World War II. In Polish her name means Vulture.-Construction:...

    • ORP Wilk
      ORP Wilk
      ORP Wilk was the lead boat of her class of mine-laying submarines of the Polish Navy. The ship saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1951. Her name meant "Wolf" in Polish.-History:...

    • ORP Ryś
    • ORP Żbik
    • ORP Jastrząb
    • ORP Dzik
      ORP Dzik
      ORP Dzik was a U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 December 1941 as P-52 for the Royal Navy, but was transferred to the Polish Navy during construction. Launched on November 11, 1942, ORP Dzik was commissioned into the Polish Navy on December...

    • ORP Sokół
      ORP Sokół
      One ship and three submarines of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Sokół :* Sokół, a tugboat launched in 1920 and disposed of in 1957....

  • Torpedo vessel ORP Mazur
  • Auxiliary boat ORP Nurek
  • Sea patrol boat ORP General Haller
  • River patrol boat ORP Kraków

Coastal artillery defenses

  • Laskowski 152 mm Coastal cannons
  • "Smok Kaszubski" Improvised Armored train
  • Armored Train (unknown name)

Destroyers Blyskawika & Grom

  • 120 mm/50 Cannons (3x2,1x1)X 7
  • 40 mm Antiaircraft Cannons (2x2) x 4
  • 13.2 mm Heavy Machine Guns (4x2) x 6
  • 550 mm Torpedo launchers (2x3) x 6
  • Minelayer device x 44 naval engineers

Destroyers Burza & Wicher

  • 130 mm/40 cannons (4x1) x4
  • 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft cannons (2x1) x2
  • 13.2 mm heavy machine guns (2x2) x 4
  • 550 mm torpedo launchers (2x3) x6
  • Minelayer device x 44 naval mines

Minelayer Gryf

  • 120 mm/50 cannons (2x2,2x1) x6
  • 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft cannons (2x2) x4
  • 13.2 mm heavy machine guns (2x2) x 4
  • capacity to transport 600 sea mines

Submarines Orzeł & Sęp

  • 550 mm torpedo launchers x 12 (4 in nose, 4 in stern, also 2 double mounts over pressure hull)
  • 20 torpedoes
  • 105 mm/4 cannon x1
  • 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft cannons (1x2) x2
  • 13.2 mm heavy machine guns (1x2) x2

Submarines Wilk, Ryś, Żbik

  • 550 mm torpedo launchers x6 (4 in nose and one double mount over pressure hull)
  • 10 torpedoes
  • 100 mm/40 cannon x1
  • 40 mm/40 anti-aircraft cannon X1
  • Minelaying capacity for 40 naval mines

Monitor Pińsk

  • 105 mm (5 cm) cannons (x2)
  • 75 mm (4 cm) cannons (x3)
  • 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Monitor Wilno

  • 100mm wz 1914/19P (3 cm) cannons (x3)
  • 75 mm (3 cm) cannons (x2)

Monitor Toruń

  • 105 mm (5 cm) cannons (x2)
  • 75 mm (4 cm) cannons (x3)
  • 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Monitor Horodyszcze

  • 105 mm (5 cm) cannons (x2)
  • 75 mm (4 cm) cannons (x3)
  • 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Monitor Warszawa

  • 105 mm (5 cm) cannons (x2)
  • 75 mm (4 cm) cannons (x3)
  • 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Gunboat Zaradna

  • 100 mm wz.14/19 cannon (x1)
  • 37 mm Puteaux cannon (x1)
  • 7.92 mm Hotchkiss cannon (x1)
  • 7.62 mm Maxim heavy machine guns (x3)

Gunboat Zawzięta

  • 100 mm wz.14/19 cannon (x1)
  • 37 mm Puteaux cannon (x1)
  • 7.92 mm Hotchkiss cannon (x1)
  • 7.62 mm Maxim heavy machine guns (x3)

Fast gunboats KU 21-KU 24

  • 37 mm Puteaux wz. 85 cannon (x1)
  • 7.9 mm (1 cm) Maxim 08 heavy machine gun (x1)

Fast gunboats KU 16-KU 19

  • 37 mm Puteaux wz. 85 cannon (x1)
  • 7.9 mm (1 cm) Maxim 08 heavy machine gun (x1)

Command boat Generał Sikorski

  • 13.2 mm (2 cm) cannon
  • 7.92 mm (4 cm) cannon
  • 2 cm mortars Hotchkiss wz 30, (x2)

Command boat Hetman Chodkiewicz

  • 76 mm (4 cm) cannon (x1)
  • 75 mm (4 cm) cannon (x1)
  • 7.92 mm cannon (x1)
  • Mines
  • 13.2 mm cannons (x2)
  • 7.92 mm cannon (x1)

Command boat Generał Szeptycki

  • 75 mm cannons (x2)
  • 7.92 mm (4 cm) cannon
  • Mines

Command boat Admirał Dickman

  • 13.2 mm (2 cm) cannon
  • 7.92 mm (2 cm) cannon

Heavy patrol boat Nieuchwytny

  • 40 mm Vickers cannon (x1)
  • 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannon
  • 37 mm Puteaux cannon
  • 7.9 mm (1 cm) Hotchkiss heavy machine guns

Type I Fast Monitor

  • 120 mm (4 cm) cannon
  • 75 mm (4 cm) cannon
  • 2 cm mortars (x4)

Type MC Monitor

  • 105 mm (6 cm) cannon (x2)
  • 13.2 mm heavy machine gun
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