| Population | |
|---|---|
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| Small Tanks | |
| Light Tanks | |
| Medium Tanks | |
| Tankettes | |
| Amphibious Tank | |
| Armored Cars | |
| Aircraft | |
| Approximate Quantities available Sept. 1939 | |
| Carden Loyd Mk VI | 300 |
| TKS with MGs | 270, 240 |
| TKS with 20 mm | 23 |
| Vickers E dw. | 16 |
| Vickers E jw. | 16 |
| 7TP dw | 22, 24 |
| 7TP jw | 117, 108 |
| H-35 | 3 |
| FT 17 | 102, 67 |
| R-35 | 45, 43, 51 |
| Peugeot 1918 | 5 |
| wz. 29 | 8 |
| wz. 34 | 86 |
Poland's History
Poland was very interested in tanks but had limited industrial capability. The war broke out before many of their more advanced designs could be produced.
It's estimated there were 1,000 light tanks and tankettes at the outbreak of war to face the approximate 3,000 tanks the Germans had.
There was a single armored brigade in the Polish Army.2 In total there were 660 tanks available.2 The rest of the army consisted of 17 infantry divisions, 3 infantry brigades, and 6 cavalry brigades.2
Polish tanks were spread in the infantry divisions and in cavalry brigades.
There was the 10th (Motorized) Cavalry brigade that was led by Colonel Stanislaw Maczek.
Sources:
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Steel Fist Tank Warfare 1939-45, Nigel Cawthorne, 2003
- No Simple Victory - World War II In Europe, 1939-1945, 2006, Norman Davies
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