15th Poznań Uhlan Regiment

Although Colours were irregular to Polish Army military code, the standard was used for all the time of the regiment's existence during the interbellum.

The nuns, after the assassination of Franz Kutschera, cut off the image of the Holy Mother and burned the rest of the standard.

Later, during the November Uprising, volunteers from the Prussian partition created the Poznań Cavalry Regiment (Polish: Pułk Jazdy Poznańskiej).

Close to the west wall of the St Anthony of Padua's Church is a monument of the 15th Poznań Uhlan Regiment.

[2] Regiment of uhlans that appeals to those units was created on 30 December 1918 during the Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) as Mounted Rifleman of Poznań Guard (Polish: Konni Strzelcy Straży Poznania) with 2nd Lt. Kazimierz Ciążyński as first commander.

[3] Soldiers took a military oath on 26 January 1919 as 1st Greater Poland Mounted Rifleman Regiment (Polish: 1 Pułk Strzelców Konnych Wielkopolskich).

The statue, made by Mieczysław Lubelski and Adam Ballenstaed, shows an Uhlan as Saint George attacking a dragon with his lance.

The battalion, along with other units of the Anders Army, left the Soviet Union and went to Iran, Iraq and later to the Middle East, where on 8 October 1942 it was transformed into an armoured reconnaissance unit named 15th Armoured Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 15 Pułk Kawalerii Pancernej).

After demobilization in 1947, remains of the regiment in July 1947 formed Basie Unit 340 of the Polish Resettlement Corps at Slinfold Camp.

in 1946 in Italy, later in London), a newly created armoured cavalry brigade in Wędrzyn was named 15th Greater Poland Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Polish: 15 Wielkopolska Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej), and its 1st Tank Battalion received the pennant colours of 15th Poznań Uhlans Reg.

Pre-war uniforms of the 15th Regiment are used by the reenactment group Volunteer Representative Uhlans Unit of City of Poznań (Polish: Ochotniczy Reprezentacyjny Oddział Ułanów Miasta Poznania).

During the night between 5 and 6 January 1919, a squadron of Mounted Rifleman under command of 2nd Lt. Kazimierz Ciążyński took part in the Battle of Ławica Airfield.

On 1 August 1919, the regiment moved to the front line as a part of 14th Greater Poland Infantry Division (Polish: 14 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty).

The regiment campaigned through Maladzyechna, Małe Gajany, Minsk, Ihumen, Bochuczewicze and Babruysk, which was captured on 28 August.

As a part of the Polish counteroffensive the regiment broke through the Soviet lines on 16 August, near Maciejowice.

[8] After the battle of Bzura, the regiment formed the rear guard during the retreat of the "Poznań" Army and remains of the "Pomorze" through Puszcza Kampinoska to Warsaw.

was moved to Egypt, where the unit, after receiving new tanks, was subordinated to the 14th Greater Polish Armoured Brig.

In October 1945, the brigade was moved to Giulianova in Italy and in June 1946 to Browning Camp near Horsham near London.

Regimental colours of 15th Poznań Uhlans Reg.
Wielkopolska BK w 1938
Monument of Poznań Uhlans by Mieczysław Lubelski
Soldiers of 1st Tank Btn. of 15th Greater Poland Armoured Brig., continuators of combat traditions of 15th Reg. with Colours of 15th Regiment
Area of combat actions of regiment 1919-1920
Route of 15th Reg. in Iraq 1942-1943
Route of Polish II Corps in the Italian Campaign