There couldn't be any armoured vehicles near Krojanty according to results of latests research. Also some researchers contacted German veterans from 20 ID(mot.) who took part in the battle and they confirm charge being repulsed by infantry mortars & MGs & "all weapons". Losses of both sides were also much smaller than previously claimed.the Polish cavalry did attack a German infantry division and nearly won the battle until armered cars with MG arrived, thus perhaps it wasn't imagined....
Total losses of Polish 18th Uhlan Rgt. on 01.09.1939 were 32 killed, but the regiment participated in several bloody combats on that day and only 11 - 16 of them were killed near Krojanty (11 are confirmed as killed near Krojanty and the remaining 5 have unknown place of death, I doubt all of them died near Krojanty).
1) Losses of 20 ID(mot.) during combats in the Pomerelian "Corridor" (1 - 5 September):
- 3 officers, 56 NCOs and men KIA
- 17 officers, 219 NCOs and men WIA
( Losses in the charge of Krojanty are included here )
2) Losses of 20 ID(mot.) during combats 11 - 20 September 1939:
- 16 officers, 311 NCOs and men KIA
- 34 officers, 694 NCOs and men WIA
This includes losses in combats for the Brest-Litovsk Fortress on 15 - 16 September:
- 137 officers, NCOs and men KIA
- 237 officers, NCOs and men WIA
3) Losses of 20 ID(mot.) during combats 21 - 30 September 1939:
- no soldiers killed
- 8 NCOs and men WIA
In total this gives losses of 20 ID(mot.) in the entire Polish Campaign as:
- 19 officers KIA, 367 NCOs and men KIA
- 51 officers WIA, 921 NCOs and men WIA
Maybe real losses were a bit higher because I know 23 (not 19) officers from this division KIA:
1) Combats 1 - 5 September 1939 - 3 officers KIA:
Lt. Heino Merkel (Inf.Rgt.69) - 4 IX
Oblt. Heinrich Meyer (Inf.Rgt.69) - 4 IX
Maj. Emil Bumiller (Inf.Rgt.69) - 5 IX
2) Combats 11 - 20 September 1939 - 18 officers KIA (two more than posted above):
Lt. Werner Aydt (Aufkl.Abt.20) - 11 IX
Oblt. Hans Lentz (Inf.Rgt.69) - 11 IX
Oblt. Udo Steinmueller (Inf.Rgt.90) - 11 IX
Lt. Sylvester Michalek (Aufkl.Abt.20) - 11 IX
Ob. Werkm. Hermann Burmeister (Nachr.Abt.20) - 11 IX
Lt. Dr. Horst Schultze-Klosterfelde (Pz.Abw.Abt.20) - 11 IX
Lt. Wolfgang Wolland (Inf.Rgt.76) - 12 IX
Hptm. Erich Mrugalla (Inf.Rgt.69) - 12 IX
Lt. Reinhardt Schoene (Inf.Rgt.76) - 12 IX
Oblt. Joachim Liese (Inf.Rgt.76) - 13 IX
Lt. Heinrich Wantig (Inf.Rgt.69) - 15 IX
Lt. Otto Winkelmann (Inf.Rgt.69) - 15 IX
Lt. Wilhelm Riesbeck (Inf.Rgt.69) - 15 IX
Lt. Max Matthias (Inf.Rgt.90) - 16 IX
Lt. Klaus Reinert (Inf.Rgt.69) - 16 IX
Hptm. Alexander Schuetze (Art.Rgt.20) - 16 IX
Lt. Ludwig von Matthiessen (Art.Rgt.20) - 16 IX
Oblt. Hans Schallehn - 17 IX
4) Unknown date of death (two further KIA or maybe DoW officers?):
Oblt. Geisler (Aufkl.Abt.20)
Lt. Klockmann (Inf.Rgt.90)
I know, I know:Polisch kavallerie attacking tanks?
Does anyone know more about this?
PS: Indy had Polish roots.