Title: Name | II. squad 33. observation squadron | 2nd Platoon of 33rd Spotting Squadron |
Original title: Original Name: | II pluton 33 Squadron Obserwacyjnej 1) | |
Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 24.08.1939 | |
Predecessor: Predecessor: | II. a platoon of the escort squadrons no. 33 | 2nd Platoon of 33rd Accompanying Squadron |
Date of termination: Disbanded: | 09.09.1939 2) | |
Successor: Successor: | - | - |
Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 24.08.1939-31.08.1939 33. observation squadron 01.09.1939-09.09.1939 25. infantry division | 24.08.1939-31.08.1939 33rd Spotting Squadron 01.09.1939-09.09.1939 25th Infantry Division |
Dislocation: Deployed: | 24.08.1939-31.08.1939 Poznan, airport Ławica 31.08.1939-01.09.1939 Żydowo/field airport 01.09.1939-03.09.1939 Dębe/field airport 03.09.1939-09.09.1939 Turk/field airport 09.09.1939-09.09.1939 Lubień/field airport | |
Commander: Commander: | 24.08.1939-09.09.1939 Gardulski, Stanisław Błażej (porucznik pilot) | |
Armament: Armament: | 01.09.1939: 3x RWD-14b (LWS Czapla) 1x RWD-8pws | |
Note: Note: | 1) In the Polish historiography referred to also as II/33 of the crew (II/33 pluton, II/33 Platoon). 2) because Of the significant losses, the squadron operated as a unit and platoon were probably cancelled. | |
Source: Sources: | [resources]Kurowski, Adam: Lotnicy w bitwie nad Bzurą, Krajowa Agency Wydawnicza RSW "Prasa-Książka-Ruch", Warszawa 1975 Pawlak, Jerzy: Polskie squads w wojnie obronnej wrzesień 1939, Wydawnictwo Komunikacji i Łączności, 2. expanded edition, Warszawa 1991 Pawlak, Jerzy: The załogi, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona, Warszawa 1992 |