Battles of Black Cavalry: 10 Cavalry Brigade/1 Armoured Division from Poland to Wilhelmshaven (2017)

Next game in a 'Great Battles of Small Units' tactical system. 8 September, 1939. Commanded by Colonel Maczek 10 Motorized Cavalry Brigade fights from 1 September against two German divisions 2nd Armoured and 4th Light. During the retreat towards the river San brigade occupies its own garrison city of Rzeszow. The attack of the German 4th Light Division is stopped, the brigade moved 15 kilometers to the east, where 9 September occupies the city of Łańcut (garrison of one of its regiments, 10th Mounted Rifle Regiment. This leads to the subsequent fighting, the brigade again stops the Germans. Two battalions each against three German motorized battalions and reconnaissance regiment. Polish brigade receives but unexpectedly artillery support, and every time had four artillery batteries, of which one heavy. Polish artillery is thus not much weaker than the German.