2nd Armoured Regiment (Poland)
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1st (Polish) Armoured Division. . Its most memorable action in Normandy being it first, one fought at Saint-Aignan
on 8 August 1944; a battle which is still commemorated annually by the regiment.
Following the Normandy campaign the unit saw action in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The cease-fire in May 1945 found them in northwestern Germany.
Today the traditions of the regiment are continued by the modern 10th (Polish) Armoured Brigade stationed in Świętoszów, Poland.
Further reading
- Stanisław Maczek, Avec mes blindés, Paris: Presses de la Cité, 1967
- John Marteinson and Michael McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps: An Illustrated History, Robin Brass Studio, 2000.
Sources
- Canadian War Museum