French generals were not, however, interested in Polish information about the German tactics of Blitzkrieg displayed in the campaign in Poland.

When General Maczek and his veterans tried to create a Polish mechanized division, they were not able to procure the equipment necessary for rapid training, so the new unit developed very slowly.

General Maczek decided to lead a small force of his best trained men, hoping that the rest of his unit would join them later.

Polish soldiers managed to cover only one retreating French infantry division by attacking German forces in Champaubert-Montgivroux.

However it was reformed in 1995 and later equipped with Leopard 2 tanks purchased from Germany (see pl:10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (III RP)).

Reference: "With the tanks of the 1st Polish Armoured Division" A Tomaszewska (H L Smit and zn, Hengelo, Holland [sic], 1946)