Divizní jezdecká eskadrona [1939-1939]

Divisional equestrian eskadrona – Szwadron kawalerii dywizyjnej – the Divisional Cavalry Squadron

Vojskový section of cavalry hostilities, which was formalized during the alarm or general mobilization. Eskadrona was included in the assembly infantry division [1939-1939]. She was immediately subordinated to the commander of the division as its reconnaissance unit.

Assembly eskadrony:
commander eskadrony (major/centurion)
command the swarm
auxiliary team
connecting team
zákopnické and protiplynové team
four-row riding squad
a platoon of machine guns on the cars

Tabular numbers eskadrony:

In the arsenal were on the pistol, carbine of the French type (Berthier wz. 07/16 ?), Polish saber wz. 34, diamonds, machine-gun and trénové cars, whose types and numbers have not yet been published.

Firing averages for the firearms in the arsenal of eskadrony:

Mobilization:
Mobilization unit division riding eskadrony was the Regional headquarters of the equestrian military education (Komenda Rejonu Przysposobienia Wojskowego Konnego), which was part of peaceful assembly infantry division or cavalry eskadrona the Choir of the Protection of the Frontier, for which was created by the mobilization table. It was, however, a few exceptions:
1) the divisional cavalry eskadronu no. 5 mobilized 14. hulánský regiment and was created from eskadrony State police in Lvov
2) 6. infantry division had in its lineup the divisional cavalry squadron, which was in addition to the eskadrony no 6 also 3. eskadrona 3. hulánského regiment, which was referred to as Pszczyňská division riding eskadrona.
3) some sources indicate that as the divisional cavalry eskadrony were in the assembly divisions included nadpočetní mobilized eskadrony cavalry regiments. Their commander, however, were the commanders of regional headquarters and therefore, in the table mobilised eskadron are referred to as mobilization unit Regional headquarters of the equestrian military education/ equestrian regiment.
4) In several cases it is not possible to determine if eskadrona was mobilized Regional headquarters equestrian military training or riding regiment. Their commander, however, were the commanders of regional headquarters and therefore, in the table mobilised eskadron are referred to as mobilization unit Regional headquarters of the equestrian military education/ ?.

For the preparation and implementation of mobilization, he was responsible commander of the area military training of cavalry or the commander of the eskadrony SOP, which is at the same time became the commander of the mobilized eskadrony. For material mobilization, he was responsible commander of the administrative unit to which it was eskadrona allocated.
The command functions were appointed 2 officers and 6 non-commissioned officers in active service who were enrolled into the peaceful structure of the Regional command of military education of the cavalry. The rest were officers and ratings in the reserve.

Condition of the cavalry horses had to be fundamentally filled with the horses of the area. It resulted in the obligation of the commander of the area to ensure the organizational construction of the equestrian military education in their area, so the number of riding horses corresponded to the amount of members eskadrony called namely in a specified time period.

During the alarm mobilization were to eskadroně assigned as its basis three non-commissioned officers of an ordinary cavalry regiment to the post of deputy platoon leader, deputy commander of the weapons platoon and the commander of the coupling of the cooperative.

According to the mobilization of the tables should be mobilized following division of the riding eskadrony:


In the course of the fighting were formed yet another division of the riding eskadrony:
For the 41. infantry division (reserve) was around 14. September in the village of Piszczac formed eskadrona under the command of diploma awarded major cavalry of Józef be a slav.
For 60. infantry division was made of members of broken units around 13. September formed the divisional eskadrona under the command of centurion Dworkina

Sources:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakusi
Kukawski, Lesław: Oddziały kawalerii II Rzeczypospolitej, ECO-DOM, Grajewo 2004
Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Najlepsza broń. Plan mobilizacyjny "W" and is the go ewolucja, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warszawa 2010
Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka, Fundacja Centrum Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
Smaczny, Henryk: so that księga refers to kawalerii polskiej 1914-1947, TESCO, Warszawa 1989.