1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade
The 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade is a brigade of the Polish Armed Forces, based in Warsaw.History
Polish 1st Armoured Brigade of the defenders of Westerplatte or Polish 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade was a military unit in the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie. It was formed on August 19, 1943, from a regiment of the same name.
The unit fought at the Battle of Lenino and at the Battle of Studzianki during the Lublin-Brest Offensive. From mid-August it was subordinate to the Polish First Army. Later the unit fought in the East Pomeranian Offensive.
In January 1945 it received another honorary name, Warszawska. In July and August 1945 fought against Polish anti-Communist guerrilla. In January 1946 it was downsized to regiment, and from June it was stationed in the Modlin area.
The modern version of the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade was formed in 1994 and was subordinated to the 16th Pomeranian Mechanised Division. On August 29 2019, the brigade was transferred under the command of the newly formed 18th "Żelazna" Mechanised Division, which is intended to help safeguard Poland's eastern border.Structure
The Polish TV series Czterej pancerni i pies featured the adventures of a tank crew from this brigade.
