The charge at Krojanty, battle of Krojanty, the riding of Krojanty or skirmish of Krojanty was a Polish cavalry charge on the evening of 1 September 1939...
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Polish cavalry (section Cavalry charges and propaganda)
woods near the village of Krojanty. Colonel Mastalerz decided to take the enemy by surprise and immediately ordered a cavalry charge, a tactic the Polish cavalry...
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from the misreporting (both intentional and unintentional) of the Charge at Krojanty on 1 September, when the 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment's two squadrons...
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Mauritz von Wiktorin (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Tuchola Forest Charge at Krojanty Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad...
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Timeline of the 1939 invasion of Poland (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
September: Bombing of Wieluń 1 September: Battle of Chojnice 1 September: Charge at Krojanty 1 September: Battle of Lasy Królewskie 1 September: Battle of Mokra...
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defeats Poland Battle of Chojnice Germans capture Chojnice from Poland Charge at Krojanty Failed Polish counterattack against Germany Battle of Mokra First...
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Hans Gollnick (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
World War II, Gollnick was commander of an infantry regiment in the Charge at Krojanty.[citation needed] During the war, he was awarded the Knight's Cross...
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List of common misconceptions (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
may have originated from German propaganda efforts following the charge at Krojanty. The Nazis did not use the term "Nazi" to refer to themselves. The...
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campaign. This arose from misreporting of a single clash on 1 September near Krojanty, when two squadrons of the Polish 18th Lancers armed with sabres scattered...
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of Samosierra, the Charge of Rokitna in WWI and the legend of the Charge at Krojanty, reputedly on German tanks in 1939. These were to be presented in...
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over within weeks. It was allegedly he who reported about the Skirmish of Krojanty and created a myth from it.[citation needed] Montanelli was not welcome...
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History of Pomerania (1933–1945) (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Pomerania (Armia Pomorze), defeated in the Battle of Tuchola Forest. Krojanty charge was one of the famous episodes of the operation where the Polish cavalry...
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XIX Army Corps (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Wiktorin, was involved in two notable battles on that day: at the Charge at Krojanty, the Polish 18th Pomeranian Uhlans charged units of the 76th Infantry...
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