Polish Army in France (1939–1940), Bronisław Prugar-Ketling
StaPress
(12.10.2011
)
gutscheinfähig
ISBN-13:
978-613-7-90372-8
ISBN-10:
6137903729
EAN:
9786137903728
Buchsprache:
Englisch
Klappentext:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Polish 2nd Fusilier Division or 2nd Rifle Division was part of the recreated Polish Army in France in 1940. The division (numbering 15,830 soldiers) was commanded by Brigadier-General Bronisław Prugar-Ketling, and was based from late December 1939 to May 1940 at Parthenay in Eastern France. Under Prugar-Ketling the division was charged with holding the defences around Belfort, Alsace. Assigned to part of the French reserves, XXXXV corps. Engaged in heavy fighting from June 17 to 19 near the Doubs and Saône rivers, it stopped a German attack on the Clos-du-Doubs hills.