10-05-2008, 08:54 PM
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittaburg,KS
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 | 1st Polish Armored Div. Hi, I am getting mixed signals on the hardware//uniforms worn by the 1st Polish Armored Div at the battle of the Falaise pocket. Some info says the US equipped the Poles, but I know that Great Britain also clothed the Poles in Italy in their battledress. Can some one give me the real skinny on what gear/uniforms they wore. I want to do a Brit universal carrier with crew, but I also want it to be correct. Thanks, DocB 
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11-05-2008, 09:04 AM
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 | Article about a model of a 1st Polish Armd Div Carrier. AMPS - The Armor Modeling and Preservation Society  Some info on markings here. Hobby Scroll down this page, a few more Polish carriers. Captain Kazimierz DUDA's web site - 1st Polish Armoured Division - WW2 Lovely colour photo of one in Holland. 1e Poolse Pantserdivisie A rather grainy shot of a carrier here. Breda liberated, 1944: Sunday afternoon October 29th. Quote:
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11-05-2008, 03:51 PM
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| Thanks again...I think I will do a carrier with the recce 45 tac mark for the 10th mounted rifles. I have a decal for the "45" but I suppose I will have to freehand the 1st Polish Armored Div one. DocB
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11-05-2008, 04:33 PM
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| The Poles were all equipped with British equipment. They do of course use Sherman etc but they are supplied through the British and not directly by the US. I would suggest the book that Owen points out. A very good account. Ross
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11-05-2008, 08:52 PM
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| Hi Tbar, nice to see someone posting who's been a member for a while. Couple of interesting 'family' websites with many pictures of Armoured Poles from this thread: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-hi...otographs.html Czołgiem! The Life and Times of Jan Pirog, a Polish Soldier Cheers, Adam.
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11-05-2008, 09:07 PM
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| Many thanks to all you fellas...the reason I have been so quiet is that I joined several forums some time ago and was active on one in particular, but had some trouble with them, procedural, not political or hate mongering, which was fixed, but never got a "sorry", an apology, or anything... I'm getting too old for that kind of treatment, especially after what I been through. Thanks again... DocB (tbar)
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