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Tadeusz Jurga: Wojsko Polskie : krótki informator historyczny o Wojsku Polskim w latach II wojny swiatowej. 7, Regularne jednostki Wojska Polskiego w 1939 : organizacja, dzialania bojowe, uzbrojenie, metryki zwia˛zków operacyjnych, dywizji i brygad. Warszawa : Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa
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reached General Sosnkowski, he decided to change plans. Instead of breaking to Lwów, Sosnkowski ordered the soldiers to form small groups and try to reach Hungary. Heavy equipment and vehicles were destroyed, and those soldiers who did not wish to fight any more, were let go. Meanwhile, units of the
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On September 7, marching Polish units were ambushed by the Germans near Tuchów, who managed to destroy several battalions. After the attack, Colonel Boleslaw Maria Krzyzanowski lost his ability to command the Division and was replaced by Colonel Boleslaw Schwarzenberg-Czerny. Contrary to orders of
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The 24th Division, commanded by Colonel Boleslaw Maria Krzyzanowski, remained in the first days of the war in reserve. On September 3 transported to the area of
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in the area of Rzesna Ruska. Soon afterwards, Soviet tanks appeared around Lwów, and General Sosnkowski decided to dismiss the Division, which ceased to exist.
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Janusz Piekalkiewicz: "Polen Feldzug. Hitler und Stalin zerschlagen die Polnische Republik"
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Between September 11 and 12, 1939, the Poles were engaged in heavy fighting with
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Ryszard Dalecki: "Armia KARPATY w wojnie obronnej 1939 r.", KAW Rzeszów 1989.
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The 24th Infantry Division was recreated in the summer of 1944, during the
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General Fabrycy, the Division retreated further eastwards, towards the
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Kazimierz Sosnkowski: "Cieniom Wrzesnia", MON Warszawa 1988,
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Czeslaw Grzelak i Henryk Stan´czyk: "Kampania Polska 1939"
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Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz Rydz and the Defense of Poland
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1939
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Polish
Polish Army
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Polish September Campaign
Wacław Scaevola-Wieczorkiewicz
Jarosław
Rzeszów
Przemyśl
17th Infantry Regiment
Jan III Sobieski

Tarnów
Dębica
Pilzno
Szynwald
Tuchów
Karpaty Army
Wehrmacht
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Wisłoka
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