the Driving platoon of field gendarmerie – Pluton konny żandarmerii – Military Police Horse Platoon[/heading]
Vojsková setnina services field gendarmerie of the war the state was newly formed at the time of the alarm or general mobilization. Platoon was included in the assembly of the riding brigade or higher military headquarters (the army, the operating group). The platoon commander was subordinated directly to the chief of staff of the brigade or commander of the gendarmerie senior military headquarters
Mobilization:
For the overall preparation of the mobilization of the units listed in the mobilization tables of sections were responsible to the commanders of the sections of the field gendarmerie. They were also responsible for the mobilization of officers and the allocation of non-commissioned officers of the profession and délesloužících non-commissioned officers as the basis of the units mobilised other secret mobilization bodies.
Platoon commanders (like other mobilization body) were responsible for the mobilization of soldiers, horses and the transport units enshrined in the mobilization tables read. For material mobilization of these mobilized units were responsible to the commanders of the administrative mobilization of the bodies, which were platoon assigned.
In may 1939 adjustments were made to the fundraising plan W (the change of the color of mobilisation of groups and the dates of completion of mobilization). The order of the formation of new units of field gendarmerie of the 08.08.1939 also covered bicycle platoons. Probably should be in the mobilisation formed two new squads for higher military headquarters.
According to the fundraising plan W 2 should be mobilised 11 crews for the equestrian brigade (no 1-11) and 12 platoons for higher military command (no. 51-62).
Platoon mobilized for the equestrian brigade:
the Driving platoon of field gendarmerie no Mobilization tělěso Mobilization center Mobilization group+date of completion of mobilization) Administrative unit for the material mobilization Parent headquarters platoon Commander Source
Military Police Platoon Mobilisation Formation Mobilisation Centre Mobilization group+standby term Administrative Unit for equipment mobilization Higher Command Platoon Commander Source
1 Section of field gendarmerie no. 1 Warsaw yellow+24 hrs Section of field gendarmerie no. 1 Mazovská riding brigade the captain of the gendarmerie Władysław Włodzimierz Sobczyk Sobczyk, Władysław Włodzimierz: Relacja, Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen Sikorskiego, london calling, sign. B.Also.24/A/4
1st 1st Military Police Battalion Warsaw yellow +24 hours 1st Military Police Battalion Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade MP captain Władysław Włodzimierz Sobczyk Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
2 Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 Lviv yellow+24 hrs Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 Kresová riding brigade lieutenant of the gendarmerie in reserve Roman Jan Czerwiński Majewski, Marcin: Kresowa Brygada Kawalerii w kampanii 1939 roku, Instytut National Narodowej, Warszawa 2011
2nd 6th Military Police Battalion Lwów yellow+24 hrs 6th Military Police Battalion Kresová Cavalry Brigade reserve MP lieutenant Roman Jan Czerwiński www.wbc.poznan.pl
3 Platoon field gendarmerie "Vilno" Vilno red+24 hrs 4. hulánský regiment Vilenská riding brigade ? - 1
3rd Military Police Platoon "Wilno" Wilno red+24 hours 4th Uhlans Regiment Wileńska Cavalry Brigade ?
4 Platoon field gendarmerie "slezské rudoltice" slezské rudoltice green+32 p.m. 21. hulánský regiment the volhynian cavalry brigade second lieutenant cavalry mgr mr mieczysław Stanisław Halardziński - 2 Bielski, mr mieczysław: Grupa Operacyjna "Piotrkow" 1939, Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 1991
4th Military Police Platoon "slezské rudoltice" slezské rudoltice green+32 hours 21st Uhlans Regiment Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade cavalry 2nd lieutenant MSc mr mieczysław Stanisław Halardziński Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
5 Section of field gendarmerie no. 5 Krakow yellow+24 hrs Section of field gendarmerie no. 5 in fact the riding brigade - 3 the captain of the gendarmerie Zbigniew Stefan Kędzierski Sołtysik, Stefan: The fight wrześniowe Pułku 3. Ułanów Śląskich, in: Żołnierze Września, Instytut Wydawniczy PAX, Warszawa 1971, p. 209-311
5th 5th Military Police Battalion Kraków yellow +24 hours 5th Military Police Battalion the Krakowska Cavalry Brigade MP captain Zbigniew Stefan Kędzierski Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
6 Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 Lviv yellow+30 Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 Podolsk riding brigade lieutenant of the gendarmerie Edward Karol Walerian Landsmann Przemsza-Zieliński, Jan: Wrześniowa so that księga refers to chwały kawalerii polskiej, Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 1995
6th 6th Military Police Battalion Lwów yellow +30 hours 6th Military Police Battalion Podolska Cavalry Brigade MP lieutenant Edward Karol Walerian Landsmann Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
7 Section of field gendarmerie no. 7 Poznan yellow+24 hrs Section of field gendarmerie no. 7 Velkopolská riding brigade lieutenant of the gendarmerie Adam Kostrzewa Abraham, Roman: Wspomnienia wojenne znad Warty i Bzury, MON, Warszawa 1969
7th 7th Military Police Battalion Poznan yellow +24 hours 7th Military Police Battalion Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade MP lieutenant Adam Kostrzewa Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
8 Platoon field gendarmerie "Bydgoszcz" Bydgoszcz yellow+24 hrs 16. hulánský regiment Pomořanská riding brigade lieutenant of the gendarmerie Edmund Zabielski pl.wikipedia.org
8th Military Police Platoon "Bydgoszcz" Bydgoszcz yellow +24 hours 16th Uhlans Regiment Pomeranian Cavalry Brigade MP lieutenant Edmund Zabielski Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
9 Platoon field gendarmerie "Baranowicze" Baranowicze green+32 p.m. - 4 26. hulánský regiment Novohradská riding brigade a lieutenant of the gendarmerie in reserve Adam Andrzej Daszewski - 5 Jarząbkiewicz, Jerzy-Łukomski, Grzegorz: Nowogródzka Brygada Kawalerii 1920-1939, Poznań 2000
9th Military Police Platoon "Baranowicze" Baranowicze green+32 hours 26th Uhlans Regiment Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade reserve MP 2nd lieutenant Adam Andrzej Daszewski www.wbc.poznan.pl
10 Platoon field gendarmerie "Białystok" Białystok yellow+24 hrs 10. hulánský regiment Podleská riding brigade a lieutenant of the gendarmerie in reserve Witold Kazimierz Szwajkowski - 6 Przemsza-Zieliński, Jan: Wrześniowa so that księga refers to chwały kawalerii polskiej, Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 1995
10th Military Police Platoon "Białystok" Białystok yellow +24 hours 10th Uhlans Regiment Podlaska Cavalry Brigade reserve MP 2nd lieutenant Witold Kazimierz Szwajkowski www.wbc.poznan.pl
11 Platoon field gendarmerie "Suwałki" Suwałki blue+24 hrs 3. švališerský regiment Suvalská riding brigade lieutenant of the gendarmerie, Jerzy Aleksander Majewski Podhorski, Zygmunt: Notatnik from Murnau, Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen Sikorskiego, london calling, sign. B.Also.18/A/2
11th Military Police Platoon "Suwałki" Suwałki blue+24 hours the 3rd Light Horse Regiment Suwalska Cavalry Brigade MP lieutenant Jerzy Aleksander Majewski Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
NOTE: 1 - platoon Commander is not listed in any of my known sources,
2 - As a lieutenant of cavalry in reserve was prior to march 1939 called into active service in the field gendarmerie
3 - In some Polish sources it is this platoon probably erroneously referred to as the no 58.
4 - According to the fundraising plan W valid to may 1939 was the platoon mobilized 24.03.1939 in the yellow group with the date + 24 hours. Here is the listed group and the term according to the schedule W-2.
5 - In the list of officers in the ambush of 1934 (Rocznik Oficerski Rezerw) is listed as a lieutenant of cavalry.
6 - the Commander of the brigade in their memories and Przemsza-Zieliński state ppor. Szweykowski. Here is given according to the List of officers in the ambush of 1934 (Rocznik Oficerski Rezerw).
Tasks in the field:
The main tasks of the crews assigned to higher units in the field were:
Cooperation with the commander in maintaining order and discipline of the troops and ensuring the protection of military secrets .
The main task for the march of the troops was complicit in overseeing the marching discipline and fulfil the police service at the end of the marching columns, direct traffic at intersections, road junctions and crossing points over watercourses.
When a bus should oversee the safety of the occupants of the units, the protection of places of residence of the headquarters and staffs, supervise the compliance with the issued regulation (riot, health, anti-aircraft).
Units of field gendarmerie should not be used, for example, to guard duty and to an imminent battle with the enemy. During the fight could be used as needed in the rear of the fighting troops for the purpose of the conclusion of the battle area, denying the desertion, preventing panic attacks, the routing of the wounded and their protection, the prevention of robbery, etc.
To ensure these tasks, and other requirements of the superiors was the platoon as a rule, distributed to the několikačlenných patrols, which separately conduct their work according to the instructions of the commander.
The platoon commander was normally in the headquarters of the brigade or higher headquarters.
Tabular numbers of squads:
officers – 1
non-commissioned officers – 31
privates – 12
9 mm gun wz. 35 "Vis" – 3
7.92 mm carbines (karabinki) Mauser wz. 98 or wz. 29 - 41
horses – 42
trénový hipomobilní car – 1
officials of the platoon:
commander (dowódca) – officer (oficer)
deputy commander (zastępca dowódcy) – sergeant major of the gendarmerie (wachmistrz)
office petty officer (podoficer kancelaryjny) – corporal (kapral)
economic petty officer (podoficer gospodarczy) - sergeant major of the gendarmerie (wachmistrz)
futrážní petty officer (podoficer furażowy) - corporal (kapral)
quartermaster petty officer (podoficer żywnościowy) – lance corporal (plutonowy)
Sources:
Galos, Stanisław: Udział żandarmerii w obronie Warszawy we wrześniu 1939 roku, in: Rocznik Archiwalno-Historyczny Centralnego Archiwum Wojskowego Nr 6/35 2013, str. 255-314
Ratajczyk, Grzegorz: Żandarmeria Wojska Polskiego II Rzeczypospolitej, Dom Wydawniczy DUET, Torun 2004
Rezmer, Waldemar: Operacyjna służba sztabów Wojska Polskiego w 1939 roku, Wydawnictwo Tetragon Sp. z o. o., Warszawa 2010
Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Najlepsza broń. Plan mobilizacyjny "W" and is the go ewolucja, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warszawa 2010
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the Driving platoon of field gendarmerie no | Mobilization tělěso | Mobilization center | Mobilization group+date of completion of mobilization) | Administrative unit for the material mobilization | Parent headquarters | platoon Commander | Source |
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Military Police Platoon | Mobilisation Formation | Mobilisation Centre | Mobilization group+standby term | Administrative Unit for equipment mobilization | Higher Command | Platoon Commander | Source |
1 | Section of field gendarmerie no. 1 | Warsaw | yellow+24 hrs | Section of field gendarmerie no. 1 | Mazovská riding brigade | the captain of the gendarmerie Władysław Włodzimierz Sobczyk | Sobczyk, Władysław Włodzimierz: Relacja, Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen Sikorskiego, london calling, sign. B.Also.24/A/4 |
1st | 1st Military Police Battalion | Warsaw | yellow +24 hours | 1st Military Police Battalion | Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade | MP captain Władysław Włodzimierz Sobczyk | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
2 | Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 | Lviv | yellow+24 hrs | Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 | Kresová riding brigade | lieutenant of the gendarmerie in reserve Roman Jan Czerwiński | Majewski, Marcin: Kresowa Brygada Kawalerii w kampanii 1939 roku, Instytut National Narodowej, Warszawa 2011 |
2nd | 6th Military Police Battalion | Lwów | yellow+24 hrs | 6th Military Police Battalion | Kresová Cavalry Brigade | reserve MP lieutenant Roman Jan Czerwiński | www.wbc.poznan.pl |
3 | Platoon field gendarmerie "Vilno" | Vilno | red+24 hrs | 4. hulánský regiment | Vilenská riding brigade | ? - 1 | |
3rd | Military Police Platoon "Wilno" | Wilno | red+24 hours | 4th Uhlans Regiment | Wileńska Cavalry Brigade | ? | |
4 | Platoon field gendarmerie "slezské rudoltice" | slezské rudoltice | green+32 p.m. | 21. hulánský regiment | the volhynian cavalry brigade | second lieutenant cavalry mgr mr mieczysław Stanisław Halardziński - 2 | Bielski, mr mieczysław: Grupa Operacyjna "Piotrkow" 1939, Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 1991 |
4th | Military Police Platoon "slezské rudoltice" | slezské rudoltice | green+32 hours | 21st Uhlans Regiment | Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade | cavalry 2nd lieutenant MSc mr mieczysław Stanisław Halardziński | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
5 | Section of field gendarmerie no. 5 | Krakow | yellow+24 hrs | Section of field gendarmerie no. 5 | in fact the riding brigade - 3 | the captain of the gendarmerie Zbigniew Stefan Kędzierski | Sołtysik, Stefan: The fight wrześniowe Pułku 3. Ułanów Śląskich, in: Żołnierze Września, Instytut Wydawniczy PAX, Warszawa 1971, p. 209-311 |
5th | 5th Military Police Battalion | Kraków | yellow +24 hours | 5th Military Police Battalion | the Krakowska Cavalry Brigade | MP captain Zbigniew Stefan Kędzierski | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
6 | Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 | Lviv | yellow+30 | Section of field gendarmerie no. 6 | Podolsk riding brigade | lieutenant of the gendarmerie Edward Karol Walerian Landsmann | Przemsza-Zieliński, Jan: Wrześniowa so that księga refers to chwały kawalerii polskiej, Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 1995 |
6th | 6th Military Police Battalion | Lwów | yellow +30 hours | 6th Military Police Battalion | Podolska Cavalry Brigade | MP lieutenant Edward Karol Walerian Landsmann | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
7 | Section of field gendarmerie no. 7 | Poznan | yellow+24 hrs | Section of field gendarmerie no. 7 | Velkopolská riding brigade | lieutenant of the gendarmerie Adam Kostrzewa | Abraham, Roman: Wspomnienia wojenne znad Warty i Bzury, MON, Warszawa 1969 |
7th | 7th Military Police Battalion | Poznan | yellow +24 hours | 7th Military Police Battalion | Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade | MP lieutenant Adam Kostrzewa | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
8 | Platoon field gendarmerie "Bydgoszcz" | Bydgoszcz | yellow+24 hrs | 16. hulánský regiment | Pomořanská riding brigade | lieutenant of the gendarmerie Edmund Zabielski | pl.wikipedia.org |
8th | Military Police Platoon "Bydgoszcz" | Bydgoszcz | yellow +24 hours | 16th Uhlans Regiment | Pomeranian Cavalry Brigade | MP lieutenant Edmund Zabielski | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
9 | Platoon field gendarmerie "Baranowicze" | Baranowicze | green+32 p.m. - 4 | 26. hulánský regiment | Novohradská riding brigade | a lieutenant of the gendarmerie in reserve Adam Andrzej Daszewski - 5 | Jarząbkiewicz, Jerzy-Łukomski, Grzegorz: Nowogródzka Brygada Kawalerii 1920-1939, Poznań 2000 |
9th | Military Police Platoon "Baranowicze" | Baranowicze | green+32 hours | 26th Uhlans Regiment | Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade | reserve MP 2nd lieutenant Adam Andrzej Daszewski | www.wbc.poznan.pl |
10 | Platoon field gendarmerie "Białystok" | Białystok | yellow+24 hrs | 10. hulánský regiment | Podleská riding brigade | a lieutenant of the gendarmerie in reserve Witold Kazimierz Szwajkowski - 6 | Przemsza-Zieliński, Jan: Wrześniowa so that księga refers to chwały kawalerii polskiej, Wydawnictwo Bellona, Warszawa 1995 |
10th | Military Police Platoon "Białystok" | Białystok | yellow +24 hours | 10th Uhlans Regiment | Podlaska Cavalry Brigade | reserve MP 2nd lieutenant Witold Kazimierz Szwajkowski | www.wbc.poznan.pl |
11 | Platoon field gendarmerie "Suwałki" | Suwałki | blue+24 hrs | 3. švališerský regiment | Suvalská riding brigade | lieutenant of the gendarmerie, Jerzy Aleksander Majewski | Podhorski, Zygmunt: Notatnik from Murnau, Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen Sikorskiego, london calling, sign. B.Also.18/A/2 |
11th | Military Police Platoon "Suwałki" | Suwałki | blue+24 hours | the 3rd Light Horse Regiment | Suwalska Cavalry Brigade | MP lieutenant Jerzy Aleksander Majewski | Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik Oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka Fundacji Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006 |
1 - platoon Commander is not listed in any of my known sources, | |
2 - As a lieutenant of cavalry in reserve was prior to march 1939 called into active service in the field gendarmerie | |
3 - In some Polish sources it is this platoon probably erroneously referred to as the no 58. | |
4 - According to the fundraising plan W valid to may 1939 was the platoon mobilized 24.03.1939 in the yellow group with the date + 24 hours. Here is the listed group and the term according to the schedule W-2. | |
5 - In the list of officers in the ambush of 1934 (Rocznik Oficerski Rezerw) is listed as a lieutenant of cavalry. | |
6 - the Commander of the brigade in their memories and Przemsza-Zieliński state ppor. Szweykowski. Here is given according to the List of officers in the ambush of 1934 (Rocznik Oficerski Rezerw). |
Ratajczyk, Grzegorz: Żandarmeria Wojska Polskiego II Rzeczypospolitej, Dom Wydawniczy DUET, Torun 2004
Rezmer, Waldemar: Operacyjna służba sztabów Wojska Polskiego w 1939 roku, Wydawnictwo Tetragon Sp. z o. o., Warszawa 2010
Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Najlepsza broń. Plan mobilizacyjny "W" and is the go ewolucja, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warszawa 2010