Spojovací eskadrona jezdecké brigády [1939-1939]

Connecting eskadrona – Szwadron Łączności – Signal Squadron

It was a separate vojskovou setninou cavalry within the cavalry brigade. At the request of the Main staff were connecting eskadrony excluded from the competences of the Headquarters of the signal corps (Dowództwo Wojsk Łączności) and reclassified under the department of cavalry (Departament Kawalerii), which of course didn't have a professional working body for the activity of the coupling forces, causing problems especially in the issue of vocational training and the cast of enlisted functions. Eskadrona was under the direct command of the commander eskadrony in the disposal of the chief of staff of the brigade through the commander of the signal corps of the brigade (dowódca łączności). Command function perform the officers of the signal corps.
Eskadrony existed in peaceful assembly cavalry brigades, but they were not secret mobilization bodies. Their mobilization was carried out with the personnel and material by ensuring the designated fundraising body (the equestrian regiment or section of the journey of the artillery).
The task of connecting eskadrony was the security of the connection between the headquarters of the brigade, the superior command, subordinate, adjacent or assigned units. With regard to the brigade headquarters could be removed from their regiments within a distance of about 15 km, and in addition will drive the marching groups of services at a distance of 30-40 km and will need to maintain a connection with the superior command and the neighbouring departments to the distance of 40-60 km, the system connection must be effective in the belt width of about 30 km and a depth of approximately 60 km. Connecting eskadrona should ensure the speed of information transmission, the possibility of immediate communication at greater distances (telephone, radio) or fast delivery of orders and reporting in the use of cars, motorcycles, aircraft, bicycle couriers, regardless of the transport or weather conditions.

the Assembly mobilised eskadrony:
commander eskadrony
command an escort (poczet dowódcy) – an officer's servant, orderly, bugler, a driver of a passenger car + passenger car
command team (drużyna dowódcy) – the executive petty officer, marketing officer, medical officer, veterinary officer, futráží petty officer, material officer, weapons and gas nco, farrier (petty officer).

1) Junction platoon headquarters cavalry brigade (pluton łączności Kwatery Głównej Brygady Kawalerii:
commander - officer
command escort
1x telegraph patrol (patrol telegraficzny) – patrol 1 petty officer, 4-5 privates, 6 horses, the Hughes telegraph machine transported dvojspřežným car
2x station phone patrol (patrol telefoniczny stacyjny) – patrol 1 petty officer, 5 soldiers, 6 horses, spojařská tačanka wz. 37Ł(?), 7.5 km telephone cable, 1 field telephone exchange (Łącznica Polowa ŁP 10) for the interconnection of 10 field phone 1 field telephone exchange (Łącznica Polowa ŁP 6) for connecting the 6 field telephones, field and office phones.
2x riding patrol for connection with a pilot (patrol łączności from lotnikiem konny) – patrol 1 petty officer, 5 soldiers, 6 horses, tačanka (?)
1x (2x?) motorcycle patrol for connection with a pilot (patrol łączności from lotnikiem motocyklowy) - patrol 1 petty officer, 5 (3?) privates, 2 (1?) motorcycles with a sidecar
1x courier motorized patrol (patrol motorowy) – patrol 4 driver + 2 passenger cars, 2 motorcycles with sidecar
1x courier bike patrol (patrol kolarzy) – in patrol, 4 soldiers + 4 bikes
Sources in the numbers diverge.

2) Telephone platoon (pluton telefoniczny:
commander - officer
command escort
6 phone patrol (patrol telefoniczny) – patrol 1 petty officer, 5 soldiers, 6 horses, 1 spojařská tačanka, 7.5 km telephone cable, 2-3 field phones.
In the platoon 2 of the field telephone switchboard (Łącznica Polowa ŁP 10) for the interconnection of 10 field telephones, 3 field telephone switchboard (Łącznica Polowa ŁP 6) for connecting the 6 field telephones, equipment for the construction of above-ground telephone network.

3) Radiotelegraph platoon (pluton radiotelegraficzny:
commander - officer
command escort
1-2x radiotelegraph patrol RKD (radiostacja korespondencyjna dywizji – divisional correspondent of the radio station) with the ROD (radiostacja odbiorcza dywizji – divisional reception of the radio station) – in patrol 1-2 non-commissioned officers, 4-5 privates, 7 horses, from communications car, the radio type of the RKD, the receiver type of the GENUS.
1-2x radiotelegraph patrol N1/T – patrol of 1 nco, 3 privates, 3 horses, tačanka with radio N1/T.
Sources in the numbers diverge.

4) Park team (drużyna partner:
the commander - petty officer
5 mechanics (of which 3 non-commissioned officers), 2 drivers
In the cooperative 2 trucks, 1 car trailer, 60 km of telephone cable, a spare field switchboards and field phones, replacement equipment for the construction of above-ground telephone network.

5) Economic team (drużyna gospodarcza:
the commander – higher petty officer
1 field kitchen – 2 chefs, waggoner, 4 knoně
2 quartermaster wagons – 2x waggoner, 4 horses
2 futrážní cars – 2x waggoner, 4 horses
2 caissons – 2x waggoner, 4 horses
1 výstrojní car – driver, 2 horses
1 car (a field forge) – coachman, 2 horses

Likely states mobilised eskadrony:



Mobilised connecting eskadrony:




Source:
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Sources:
www.szwadronlacznosci.pl
www.dws.org.pl
Chamski, Zygmunt: the Study of łączności w Kampanii Polskiej 1939 roku, Instytut Polski i Muzeum im. gen Sikorskiego, london calling, sign. B.Also.9/C/1
Konstankiewicz, Andrzej-Kukawski, Lesław: Uzbrojenie kawalerii polskiej w in years 1918-1939 (jednostki dywizyjno-brygadowe) in: Studia i materiały into the history of the wojskowości, T. XL 2001, str. 227
Majewski, Marcin: Kresowa Brygada Kawalerii w kampanii 1939 roku, Instytut National Narodowej, Warszawa 2011, p. 34
Team, Juliusz S: Kawaleria w operacji i w walce, the Fundacja Polonia Militaris and Omikron Sp. z o. o., Warszawa 2006, str. 404, 407.