POLAND pre-WW2 Original
24th Uhlan Regiment Military Badge
Original pre-WW2 Polish badge for the 24th Uhlan Regiment. The 24th Uhlan Regiment of Crown Hetman
Stanislaw Zolkiewski (Polish: 24 Pulk Ulanów im. Hetmana Wielkiego
Koronnego Stanislawa Zolkiewskiego, 24 p.ul.) was a cavalry unit of the Polish
Army in the Second Polish Republic. Formed in June 1920, it fought both in the
Polish–Soviet War and the 1939 Invasion of Poland. The regiment was garrisoned
in the town of Kraśnik and belonged to the elite 10th Motorized Cavalry
Brigade.
The history of the regiment dates back to June 1920, when it
was formed in Lwów and Stanisławów. The unit was based on the 214th Volunteer
Army Uhlan Regiment, and soon after forming, it was sent to fight against the
Red Army in the area of Zamość, Volhynia and then Central Lithuania.
During the interbellum period the regiment was garrisoned in
Kraśnik. As part of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade, in late autumn of 1938
it entered the areas that had belonged to Czechoslovakia (see Trans-Olza,
Independent Operational Group Silesia). On 27 November 1938, the regiment
clashed with Czechoslovak forces near the town of Ždiar, Slovakia.
During the Invasion of Poland, the regiment fought in the
Battle of Jordanów, the Battle of Wysoka, and several other locations,
including Łańcut, Rzeszów and Radymno. On 19 September 1939, it crossed the
Hungarian border, escaping German or Soviet captivity. In recognition of the
bravery of its soldiers, the unit was awarded the Virtuti Militari.
In 1940, the Kraśnik Uhlans were re-created in France, and
then in England. In 1943, the regiment became an armoured unit, fighting in
Western Europe as part of the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade.
Size: 53 mm x 54 mm; two-part construction
Condition: very good – some tarnish; missing reverse nut
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Original Period Item or You Money Back
Provenance: Centurion Auctions (Tallahassee, FL): 11 May 2024
Wartime Collectible & Military Memorabilia Auction
Original Time Period of badge verified by Malcolm Mason, Auctioneer
& Appraiser, Centurion Auctions
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