$  'Cavalry moves on horseback and fights on foot'.  There is a quotation from official Polish military      $
$regulations.  In the era of machine guns and tanks, charges were not an effective way of conducting military$
$activities.  Tales of Polish cavalrymen attacking tanks with sabres and lances were created by the communist$
$propaganda in the period of People's Republic.  During thirties cavalry was still one of the main services  $
$of the Polish Army.  Although there were attempts to motorise the cavalry units, lack of funds together with$
$attachments of cavalrymen to their horses, delayed the process.  Cavalry regiment  was an equivalent of a   $
$strengthened infantry battalion.  Cavalry brigade, although only slightly more numerous than infantry       $
$regiment, was an elite opponent.  Their peace roster was very similar to the battle one.  Number of         $
$reservists was marginal, opposite to the number of officers.  High saturation with machine guns and         $
$anti-tank weapons additionally influenced these units efficiency on the battlefield.  These mobile units    $
$were able to stall German armoured forces advance, defend their  positions inflicting heavy losses upon     $
$enemy, and withdraw in order.  On 1st September, a single cavalry regiment held the attack of enemy armoured$
$division.  Only after personal intervention of gen. Guderian, the frightened soldiers went on fighting      $
$again.                                                                                                      $
