During the invasion of Poland in 1939, it is said that Polish cavalry units charged at the German tanks with sabres and lances, in a desperate and foolhardy attempt to take on the metal beasts.

The winged horsemen known as the hussars were a uniquely Polish kind of cavalry sometimes called ‘one of the world’s most efficient units’ due to their spectacular victories. Thanks to their ...

The small Polish army is hopelessly outdated and still has several cavalry divisions ... most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion ...