Samostatná rota průzkumných tanků č. 61 [1939-1939]

61st Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company
Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych nr 61
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Name:
Name:		 Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company No. 61
 61st Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company
Original Name:
Original Name:		 Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company No. 61 1)
Date of formation:
Raised/Formed:		 27.08.1939
Predecessor:
Predecessor:		 -
 -
Expiration Date:
Disbanded:		 17.09.1939
Successor:
Successor:		 -
 -
Superior Command:
Higher Command:		 27.08.1939-01.09.1939 Armáda "Krakov"
01.09.1939-03.09.1939 Cracow Fortified Area
03.09.1939-07.09.1939 Mountain Rifle Brigade No. 1
07.09.1939-17.09.1939 Operational Group "Boruta"
 27.08.1939-01.09.1939 Kraków Army
01.09.1939-03.09.1939 Kraków Fortified Region
03.09.1939-07.09.1939 1st Mountain Rifle Brigade
07.09.1939-17.09.1939 Boruta Operational Group
Deployment:
Deployed:		 27.08.1939-31.08.1939 Lvov (Львів), ? / [img_6aa comment=Polish Republic (1918-1939)]https://www.valka.cz/images/flags/pol.gif[/img_6]
31.08.1939-03.09.1939 Krakow, barracks of the 5th Armored Battalion /
03.09.1939-03.09.1939 Mszana Dolna-Słomka, transfer /
03.08.1939-05.08.1939 Wierzbanowa, ? /
05.09.1939-06.09.1939 Podolany, ? /
07.09.1939-07.09.1939 Niwka-Radłów, transfer /
08.09.1939-09.09.1939 Otwinów-Radomyśl-Mielec-Kolbuszowa, transfer /
09.09.1939-09.09.1939 Kolbuszowa-Brzyska Wola, transfer /
10.09.1939-10.09.1939 Kolbuszowa-Sokołów-Kuryłówka, transfer /
11.09.1939-11.09.1939 ?, ? /
12.09.1939-12.09.1939 Biłgoraj, ? /
13.09.1939-15.09.1939 Smólsko Małe, ? /
15.09.1939-17.09.1939 ?/? /
17.09.1939-17.09.1939 Józefówek-Ciotusza, ? /
Commander:
Commander:		24.08.1939-11.09.1939 Dubicki, Paweł Cyprian (captain of armoured weapons)
Subordinate units:
Subordinated Units: 		24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 1. platoon
24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 2nd Platoon
24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Technical and Economic Platoon
 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 1st Platoon
24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 2nd Platoon
24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Maintenance Platoon
[02ROWaa]Note:
Note:		 1) Company name according to mobilization table. In post-war Polish sources referred to as 61 Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych
Sources:
Sources:
Jońca, Andrzej, Szubański, Rajmund, Tarczyński, Jan: September 1939-pojazdy of the Polish Army. Colour and weapons, WKŁ, Warszawa 1990
Nawrocki, Antoni: 6 Batalion Pancerny, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Ajaks", Pruszków 2001
Rybka, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik oficerski 1939, Akademicka Księgarnia, Fundacja Centrum Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
Steblik, Władysław: Armia "Kraków" 1939, MON, Warsaw 1975
Szubański, Rajmund: Polska broń pancerna w 1939 roku, Bellona, Warsaw 2004




Výzbroj
Armament: 		13 tankettes TKS13 tankettes TKS
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Assembly:
Company commander captain Władysław I Czapliñski
1. platoon lieutenant Henryk Pilawski
2. platoon lieutenant in the reserve Witold Monne 1 (14.09.1939 badly injured, 15.09.1939 died)
Techno-economic platoon lieutenant in the reserve Józef Wychera
Armament: 13 pcs tančíků TKS
Combat actions and movements: 31.08.-01.09.1939 - Move by rail to Krakow.
01.09.-03.09.1939 - In the disposal of the Headquarters of the fortified area of Krakow without concrete combat tasks
03.09.1939 - Morning deployed to support units Mountain rifle brigade no 1, moving to the village of Mszana dolna municipality. In the evening conducted a counterattack near the village of Slomka. After the battle, move through the valley in the direction of the village Wierzbanowa.
04.09.1939 - The positions in space of the village Wierzbanowa.
05.09.1939 - in the Morning near the village of Wierzbanowa successfully repulsed the onslaught of the vanguard of the German 3. mountain infantry division. At night retreat to the village of Podolany.
06.09.1939 - Near the village of Podolany conducted a counterattack on the German forces penetrating the defense 1. infantry regiment SOP. In the night retreat and loss of contact with units of the Mountain rifle brigade no 1.
07.09.1939 - in the Morning over the river Dunajec made contact near the village of Niwka with the infantry battalion I/48 (11. infantry division). Then move into the forest to the village Radłów.
07.09.1939 - Night supported the successful attack of 4. the regiment podhalanských shooters on the Germans occupied the village Radłów (2. panzer division).
08.09.1939 - Morning přebrodění the river Dunajec on the village Otwinów and retreat into the space the village of Radomyśl, where she was temporarily assigned 10. riding brigade he retreated after the axis of Radomyśl-the Mielec-Kolbuszowa.
09.09.1939 - special dispensation in the fight with the units. 2. panzer division on the Kolbuszowou, then retreat to the right bank of the river San to the village of Brzyska Wola.
10.09.1939 - Retreat following the axis of the Kolbuszowa-Sokołów-Kuryłówka from where the scout movement of German troops.
11.09.1939 - ?
12.09.1939 - Night protection staff of Operational group "Boruta" and transition through the town of Biłgoraj.
13.09.1939 - Arrived to the area of the village Smólsko Małe.
14.09.1939 - during the day carry out an exploratory activity, the evening arrived, the Germans occupied (detachment 28. infantry division) the village Płusy (Ułazów?). Its the attack of the operation was repulsed, while it suffered significant losses.
15.09.1939 - Return to Smólska Books. Carried out the reorganization of the company.
15.09.1939-17.09.1939 - With regard to the poor technical condition of the tančíků is attended combat operations.
17.09.1939 - the Remaining 4 tanks were assigned to assembly the Separate company of reconnaissance tanks no. 62 and the other members of the company have created the infantry rifle company.
fate: 18.09.1939 - After unsuccessful attempts to conquer Tomaszowa Lubelského the units were dissolved and divided into groups with the task to penetrate into defending the Lviv region.
Losses: 03.09.1939 - In the battle near the village of Slomka with 3. platoon of the German 138. mountain infantry regiment (3. mountain division) lost one tank.
05.09.1939 - In the morning fight near the village of Wierzbanowa lost one tank.
06.09.1939 - In counterattack near the village of Podolany came in combat with the front units of the German 3. mountain division on one tank.
10.09.1939 - When you move around the axis of the Kolbuszowa-Sokołów-Kuryłówka left two irreparably damaged tankette.
11.09.1939-13.09.1939 - During the retreat of the left the other 3 irreparable tankette.
14.09.1939 - In the fight for the village Płusy (Ułazów?) significant losses. Left 4 tanks and 2 trucks in very poor technical condition.
Literature: Jońca, Andrzej, Szubański, Rajmund, Tarczyński, Jan: Wrzesień 1939-pojazdy Wojska Polskiego. Barwa i broń., WKŁ, Warszawa 1990
Nawrocki, Antoni: 6 Battalion Pancerny, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Prefecture", Pruszków 2001
Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka, Fundacja Centrum Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
Steblik, Władysław: The "Kraków" 1939, MON, Warszawa 1975
Szubański, Rajmund: Polska broń pancerna w 1939 roku, Bellona, Warszawa 2004

NOTE: 1 As is shown in Szubaňského. In Nawrockého is listed as the commander of the Techno-economic platoon of a separate company of reconnaissance tanks no 62. Nawrocki name of master 2. the platoon does not.
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