| Title: Name: | 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters | 4th Podhalanians Rifle Regiment |
| Original title: Original Name: | 4 Pułk Strzelców Podhalańskich | |
| Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 24.08.1939 1) | |
| Predecessor: Predecessor: | 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters | 4th Podhalanians Rifle Regiment |
| Date of termination: Disbanded: | 16.09.1939 2) | |
| Successor: Successor: | | - |
| Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 24.08.1939-08.09.1939 21. mountain infantry division 09.09.1939-16.09.1939 21. mountain infantry division (after the reorganization) | 24.08.1939-08.09.1939 21st Mountain Infantry Division 09.09.1939-16.09.1939 21st Mountain Infantry Division (after reorganization) |
| Dislocation: Deployed: | 24.08.1939-01.09.1939 Těšín (Cieszyn)/? 01.09.1939 Těšín (Cieszyn)-Bílsko (Bielsk)/move 02.09.1939 Bílsko (Bielsk)/? 02.09.1939-03.09.1939 Bílsko (Bielsk)-Kęty-Wadowice-space Kalwaria Zebrzydowska/move 04.09.1939 space Kalwaria Zebrzydowska-space Krzywaczka/move 05.09.1939 space Krzywaczka (fighting)/? 05.09.1939-06.09.1939 space Krzywaczka-Świątniki Górne-Byszyce-Łazany/night shift 06.09.1939 Łazany-Książnice (fight)-Kłaj-Proszówki-Bochnia (fighting)/move 06.09.1939-07.09.1939 Bochnia-forests north of Brzesko/night shift 07.09.1939 forests north of Brzesko-space Bielcza-Wola Radłowska (fight)-Radłów (fight)-the bridge in Biskupice-space Żabno/move 08.09.1939-10.09.1939 space Żabno-Dąbrowa Tarnowska-Radomyśl Wielki-Mielec-Maydan Królewski-Bojanów-space Dąbrowica/Brzyska Wola/move 10.09.1939-11.09.1939 space Dąbrowica/Brzyska Wola/? 11.09.1939-12.09.1939 space Dąbrowica/Brzyska Wola-???-???/night shift 12.09.1939 ???-???-space Derylaki/Łazory/Budziarze/move 12.09.1939-13.09.1939 space Derylaki/Łazory/Budziarze-Smólsko/night shift 13.09.1939-14.09.1939 Smólsko-Płusy-Korchów-Różaniec-les west Moszczanica/night shift 14.09.1939-15.09.1939 forest west Moszczanica-Stary Dzików-forest north Uszkowce/night shift 15.09.1939 forest north Uszkowce-northwest Oleszyce/Uszkowce (fighting)/move 16.09.1939 Forests in the area of Nowy Dzików/Dachnów (fight)-north Cewków/move | |
| Commander: Commander: | 24.08.1939-16.09.1939 Warzybok, Bronislaw (podpułkownk dyplomowany piechoty) | |
| Subordinate units: Subordinated Units: | 24.08.1939-16.09.1939 II. battalion 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-06.09.1939 III. battalion 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 5) 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 the Accompanying artillery platoon 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 the Economic rota 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Protiplynová squad 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 anti-Tank company 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Reconnaissance company 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 communication squad 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Zákopnická squad 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters | 24.08.1939-16.09.1939 2nd Battalion of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-06.09.1939 3rd Battalion of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 to Accompany Artillery Platoon of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Service Company of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Antigas Platoon of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Light Ani-tank Company of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Reconnaissance Company of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Signal Platoon of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Pioneer Platoon of the 4th Podhalanian Rifle Regiment |
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| Honors: Decorations: | On 11.11.1966 was a regiment awarded in London Silver cross of the Order Virtuti Militari no. 13 272 for the fight in September 1939. | |
| Note: Note: | 1) After the occupation of the Těšín (October 1938) is the states of the regiment until the outbreak of the war close to war conditions. After the initiation of the covert alarm mobilization (24.08.1939) was supplemented by the only part of the plukovních units. 2) After fighting in the siege, the destruction of the headquarters and the death of his commander to the west of the village Ułazów to 21. mountain infantry division (after the reorganization) crumbled. Of the encirclement is broken through around 1 000 men, in that part of the soldiers of the regiment. Colonel. Warzybok of them formed the so-called Grouping of colonel. Warzyboka, which joined the remnants of 55. infantry division (reserve). Of the rescued members of the regiment, who of the encirclement made it across the river Tanew, formed the captain Podniesiński the merged battalion 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters and joined the 6. infantry division, with which he fought until the surrender of the division 20.09.1939. 3) Only the headquarters of the regiment. The individual units of the regiment fought separately. 4) Fighting regiment strongly supported by the divisional artillery, with units 45. infantry division. 5) the Marching column of the regiment was attacked by tanks, 2. panzer division and partly scattered. Part of the regiment retreated to Bochni, where Even. the battalion brought night fight with the unit 2. panzer division and III. battalion in the village of Kłaj joined to 3. the regiment podhalanských shooters. 6) Fight the regiment, with parts of the 2. panzer division (Kampfgruppe von Thoma – II. battalion Panzer regiment 3, Even. battalion Rifle regiment 2, II. section Artillery regiment 74, 1. company anti-tank section 38). 7) Only approximate the axis of the retreat. After the battle of the Radłova units of the regiment were retreating disorganized a variety of routes. Into the space Dąbrowica/Brzyska Wola, where was the rally point rozprášených units 21. division, has arrived only a headquarters of the regiment with part II. battalion. Moś it is reported that there has arrived even the regimental anti-tank company and regimental communication squad. Also. the battalion arrived 11.09.1939. 8) to Fight the regiment in the fight of the whole 21. mountain infantry division (after the reorganization) with all the the German 45. infantry division. 9) the Continuation of the struggle with the units 45. infantry division and during the retreat to the north also with detachments of the regiment 28. infantry division. | |
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