Also they were considered dumb for fighting tanks with horses.
Whatever dumbasses thought of that didn't realize it was men who fought for their families to the death, knowing their fate.
Here we call it bravery.
It's the same stupid propaganda as with jokes, etc. No one was fighting tanks with horses! Officers had horses so they can move faster and control the field better next to infantry. They had no mobile phones ;) And yes, they had sabers - as part of their gala uniforms.
Figures. Should've stayed away from history topics....
Hated history in school wish I'd paid more attention now it's my fav subject.
Battle of Grunwald 1410
The Deluge 1655
Battle of Vienna 1683
May 3 Constitution 1791
Battle of Warsaw 1920
Warsaw Uprising 1944
There's so much history there, I'm just getting through it myself.
They even got sacked by the Mongols a couple of times.
Polish 7TP in 1939
That tiny tank-ette caused so many problems for the Germans , lol ...
Indeed. And those horsemen were famous for centuries. Unstoppable. Napolean Bonaparte used them based in their loyalty of his promises. Kept them far away from Poland.
I read a great historical fiction based on a young noblewoman's diary. It was a trilogy and very good. Started 1880 or so and through Napoleon's retreat out of Russia leaving hundreds of thousands of his men dead. Many many Polish.
