Title: Name: | a company of reconnaissance tanks no 72 | 72nd Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company |
Original title: Original Name: | Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych nr 72 1) | |
Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 24.08.1939 | |
Predecessor: Predecessor: | - | - |
Date of termination: Disbanded: | 18.09.1939 | |
Follower: Successor: | - | - |
Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 24.08.1939-26.08.1939 Army "Poznan" 26.08.1939-01.09.1939 17. infantry division 01.09.1939-13.09.1939 26. infantry division 13.09.1939-16.09.1939 Army "Pomerania" 16.09.1939-18.09.1939 Tank group Szczepankowski | 24.08.1939-26.08.1939 Poznań Army 26.09.1939-01.09.1939 17th Infantry Division 01.09.1939-13.09.1939 26th Infantry Division 13.09.1939-16.09.1939 Pomerania Army 16.09.1939-18.09.1939 Szczepankowski Tank Group |
Dislocation: Deployed: | 24.08.1939-26.08.1939 Poznan (Poznań), ? 26.08.1939-01.09.1939 Miłosław, ? 01.09.1939-01.09.1939 Szubin, ? 02.08.1939-03.08.1939 Kcynia, ? 04.09.1939-04.09.1939 Szubin, ? 05.09.1939-05.09.1939 Arnoldowo, ? 06.09.1939-07.09.1939 Szubin-Łabiszyn-Barcin-Inowrocław, a move 07.09.1939-07.09.1939 Inowrocław, ? 08.09.1939-09.09.1939 Lubraniec-Żydów-Izbica, move 10.09.1939-11.09.1939 Sułkowo-Rogoźno-Łanięta-Lipie, move 11.09.1939-16.09.1939 ?, ? 16.09.1939-16.09.1939 Sochaczew-Karnków, move 17.09.1939-17.09.1939 Osiek, ? 18.09.1939-18.09.1939 Budy Stare, the forest near the village of | |
Commander: Commander: | 24.08.1939-18.09.1939 Szczepankowski, Lucjan Jan (captain) | |
Subordinate units: Subordinated Units: | 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 2. a platoon of a separate company of reconnaissance tanks no. 72 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Technical-economic platoon of a separate company of reconnaissance tanks no. 72 | 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939, the 2nd Platoon of the 72nd Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company 24.08.1939-DD.09.1939 Maintenance Platoon of the 72nd Independent Reconnaissance Tank Company |
Note: Note: | 1) the Name of the company according to the mobilization table. In the post-war Polish sources referred to as 72 Samodzielna Kompania Czołgów Rozpoznawczych | |
Source: Sources: | Bauer, Peter, Polak, Bogusław: The "Poznań" w wojnie obronnej 1939, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 1982 |
Armament Armament: | 13 pieces tančíků TK-3 | 13 tankettes TK-3 |