Samostatná rota průzkumných tanků č. 91 [1939-1939]

91st Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company
Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych nr 91
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Title:
Name:		 a company of reconnaissance tanks no 91
91st Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company
Original title:
Original Name:		 Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych nr 91 1)
Date of creation:
Raised/Formed:		 23.03.1939
Predecessor:
Predecessor:		 -
 -
Date of termination:
Disbanded:		 13.09.1939
Follower:
Successor:		 -
-
Parent headquarters:
Higher Command:		 23.03.1939-24.08.1939 Army "Łódź"
24.08.1939-28.08.1939 10. infantry division
28.08.1939-03.09.1939 Detachment no. 1 10. infantry division
03.09.1939-09.09.1939 10. infantry division
09.09.1939-13.09.1939 10. infantry division
 23.03.1939-24.08.1939 Łódź Army
24.08.1939-28.08.1939 10th Infantry Division
28.08.1939-03.09.1939 1st Detachment of the 10th Infantry Division
03.09.1939-09.09.1939 10th Infantry Division
09.09.1939-13.09.1939 10th Infantry Division
Dislocation:
Deployed:		 23.03.1939-28.03.1939 Brest over Bug (Брэст), ? /
28.03.1939-30.03.1939 Brest over Bug (Брэст) / -???-Lodz (Łódź), moving by rail /
30.03.1939-15.07.1939 Męka under Sieradzem, ? /
15.07.1939-28.08.1939 Hamulin, ? /
28.08.1939-01.09.1939 Doruchów, ? /
01.09.1939-01.09.1939 Doruchów-Ostrzeszów, move /
02.09.1939-02.09.1939 Grabów-Głuszyna-Wojków, move /
03.09.1939-03.09.1939 Błaszki-Warta, move /
04.09.1939-04.09.1939 Włyń-Dzirzążna, move /
05.09.1939-05.09.1939 Mnichów, ? /
06.09.1939-06.09.1939 Szadek, ? /
07.09.1939-07.09.1939 Lutomiersk-Antoninek-Łowicz-Bolimów, move /
08.09.1939-10.09.1939 in błonie-Warsaw (Warszawa), a move /
10.09.1939-11.09.1939 Świdry Małe-Karczew, move /
11.09.1939-13.09.1939 Karczew-Warsaw (Warszawa), a move /
Commander:
Commander:		 23.03.1939-09.09.1939 Kraiński, Stanisław (kapitan broni pancernych)
09.09.1939-DD.09.1939 Szuder, Jan (porucznik broni pancernych)
DD.09.1939-13.09.1939 Okuszko-Radwan, Roman (podporucznik broni pancernych rezerwy)
Subordinate units:
Subordinated Units: 		23.03.1939-DD.09.1939 1. platoon
23.03.1939-DD.09.1939 2. platoon
23.03.1939-DD.09.1939 Technical-economic platoon
23.03.1939-DD.09.1939 1st Platoon
23.03.1939-DD.09.1939 2nd Platoon
23.03.1939-DD.09.1939 Maintenance Platoon
Note:
Note:		 1) the Name of the company according to the mobilization table. In the post-war Polish sources referred to as 91 Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych

Source:
Sources:
Jońca, Andrzej, Szubański, Rajmund, Tarczyński, Jan: Wrzesień 1939-pojazdy Wojska Polskiego. Barwa i broń., WKŁ, Warszawa 1990
Fish, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik oficerski 1939, Księgarnia Akademicka, Fundacja Centrum Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
Szubański, Rajmund: 4 Battalion Pancerny, The Prefecture, Pruszków 1996
Szubański, Rajmund: Polska broń pancerna w 1939 roku, Bellona, Warszawa 2004
Wróblewski, Jan: The "Łódź" 1939, WIH, MON, Warszawa 1975



Armament
Armament: 		13 pieces tančíků TK-3 13 tankettes TK-3
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Line-up as of 01.09.1939:
Company Commander Captain Stanisław Kraiński
1st Platoon Lieutenant Jan Szuder
2nd Platoon Staff Sergeant Reserve Aspirant Bogdan Martini
Technical and economic platoon Lieutenant Bronisław Waśkowski
Armament as of 01.09.1939: 13 pieces of tanks TK-3
Combat actions and movements: 28.03.1939-30.03.1939 Movement along the axis Brest nad Bugem-Lodz-Męka u Sieradze
30.03.1939-15.07.1939 - In the village of Męka u Sieradze carried out training of reserves and work to improve the technical condition of vehicles, which before mobilization were mostly classified as training vehicles.
15.07.1939-28.08.1939 - In the village of Hamulin near Kępno
28.08.1939-01.09.1939 - In the village of Doruchów
01.09.1939 - In the morning one platoon carried out a reconnaissance to Ostrow Wielkopolski. On its return it clashed with a cavalry patrol of a reconnaissance detachment of the German 24th Infantry Division and captured several of its members.
01.09.1939 - The situation and tasks of the units of the German 24th Infantry Division were found with the captured NCO.
01.09.1939 - The second platoon was conducting observations near the village of Mikurzyn. By evening the whole company was securing the retreat of its own units on the edge of the woods near Ostrzeszów
02.09.1939 - One platoon supported the fighting of the 2nd Battalion of the 28th Infantry Regiment near Węglewice. The rest of the company in the woods east of Grabowo. In the evening move along the Głuszyna-Wojków axis.
03.09.1939 - In the area of Błaszki village, reconnaissance of one platoon in the direction of Kalisz. In the evening retreat to the village of Warta. A technical and economic platoon was bombed. 1
04.09.1939 - Crossing to the right bank of the Warta River as a reinforcement of the II Battalion of the 28th Infantry Regiment between Włyń-Dzierzążna. The technical and economic platoon was bombed near the village of Rossoszyca. 2 05.09.1939 - Unmounted tanks were used in the trenches as fixed machine gun fire support. 4 tanks of the 2nd platoon supported the counterattack of two companies of the "Kępno" National Defence Battalion on the village of Mnichów.
05.09.1939 - In the afternoon three tanks of the 2nd platoon saved one battery of the 10th Light Artillery Regiment.
06.09.1939 - The company retreated in the direction of Szadek village and lost contact with the 10th Infantry Division.
07.09.1939 - Movement through the villages of Lutomiersk and Antoninek. Two tanks of the 2nd Platoon were destroyed at the bridge on the Ner River between Lutomiersk and Mirosławice in an attempt to burn it.
07.09.1939 - Another retreat through the town of Łowicz to the forests near the village of Bolimów.
08.09.1939 - After moving through the village of Błonie, the company arrived in Warsaw, where it refilled its fuel. The company commander and the 2nd platoon commander went to Brest nad Bugem for technical assistance.
09.09.1939 - One tank was transported from Brest by Second Lieutenant Okuszko as a replacement. The company commander never returned.
10.09.1939 - Movement to the village of Świdry Małe, from where it was to support the attack of the 1st SOP Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Infantry Regiment on the northern part of the bridgehead on the Vistula River near the village of Góra Kalwaria created by units of the German 1st Panzer Division.
10.09.1939 - Only three combat-capable tanks arrived in the village of Karczew. Two of them helped push the German 37th Engineer Battalion's reinforcement forces out of the village of Ostrówek.
11.09.1939 - The remnants of Independent Company of Reconnaissance Tanks No. 32 were included in the company's line-up. The company received orders to return to Warsaw
12.09.1939-13.09.1939 - Transfer to Warsaw.
13.09.1939 - The rest of the company was assigned to the Company of Reconnaissance Tanks of the Warsaw Defence Command.
Other fates.
26.09.1939 - The unit was used to fight against infiltrating parts of the German 17th Infantry Regiment in the area of the Warszawa-Zachodnia railway station
Casualties: 04(03?).09.1939 - During the movement due to bombardment near Rossoszyca village, the technical-hosp. platoon lost 1 dead (sergeant Michał Lesiuk) and 2 wounded. Most of the vehicles were damaged.
05.09.1939 - The Company was left with 9 tanks, 4 of which were in a non-mobile condition. During the rescue of the guns, one tank of the 2nd Platoon was lost. During the evening retreat, one tanksik was left in an immobile condition.
07.09.1939 - The company had 7 panzers in condition. Two of them were destroyed by anti-tank gun fire from the German 85th Infantry Regiment (10th Infantry Division) near the bridge on the Ner River.
10.09.1939 - The company had only 5 tanks in the squadron - three of them combat-ready. One tank was damaged near the village of Ostrówek. But it was towed away.
11.09.1939 - After the inclusion of the remnants of Independent Company of Reconnaissance Tanks No. 32, the company had 90 members and 9 combat vehicles.
Decorations: ?
Literature: Jońca, Andrzej, Szubański, Rajmund, Tarczyński, Jan: Wrzesień 1939-pojazdy Wojska Polskiego. Colour and weapons, WKŁ, Warszawa 1990
Rybka, Ryszard, Stepan, Kamil: Rocznik oficerski 1939, Akademicka Księgarnia, Fundacja Centrum Czynu Niepodległościowego, Kraków 2006
Szubański, Rajmund: 4 Batalion Pancerny, Ajaks, Pruszków 1996
Szubański, Rajmund: Polska broń pancerna w 1939 roku, Bellona, Warsaw 2004
Wróblewski, Jan: Armia "Łódź" 1939, WIH, MON, Warsaw 1975
NOTE: 1 - So is Szubański's - 4 Battalion Armoured on p. 30
2 - This is how it is at Szubański's - Polish armoured weapons on page 139.


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