1st Polish Armoured division
1PAD_1st Polish Armoured Division Organization: The organization listed below illustrates the ‘asymmetrical’ battlegroup system adopted by General Maczek during the latter part of Operation ‘Tractable’ and the terrible battles of the ‘Corridor Of Death' at Falaise and Chambois. The chart was developed by R. Mark Davies.
1PAD Organization Detail
1PAD_1st Personnel of General Maczek __ 300 names: The list includes the Unit name. the Family Name & First Name of the officers, and their Rank. The chart was sourced from Tadeusz Siomkajlo's collection (a soldier of the Division). Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list.
1PAD Personnel of General Maczek __ 300 names
1PAD Decorated Soldiers __ 4,619 names: List of soldiers of the First Polish Armoured Division who were decorated with Polish, French, Belgian and British medals. Sourced from the book “Od podwody do czolga; wspomnienia wojenne, 1918-1945” (From Cart to Tank; Wartime Memoirs, 1918-1945) written by Gen. Stanisław Maczek (in Polish). The list was compiled by Col. Antoni Grudzinski based on personal diaries of the Commander-in-Chief and Minister of National Defence as well as Daily Orders of the 1st Polish Armoured Division. The list also appears in the book "Wykaz, Poleglych i Zmarlych Zolnierze Polskich Sil Zbrojnych na Obczyznie w Latach 1939-1946" published by the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London, England, 1952. Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list. (Corrected list.)
1PAD Decorated Soldiers __ 4,619 names
1PAD Casualties __ 1,955 names: List of soldiers of the First Polish Armoured Division who are buried in Northern Europe. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Medals awarded, Location of burial, Country of burial, Date of death, and Alternate Name (in cases where a pseudonym was used. Courtesy of the pamphlet "Pierwsza Dywizja Pancerna, Polegli na Polu Chwaly w Drodze do Polski" published in 1964 by the Second Armoured Regiment Association in London. The list also appears in the book "Wykaz, Poleglych i Zmarlych Zolnierze Polskich Sil Zbrojnych na Obczyznie w Latach 1939-1946" published by the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London, England, 1952.
Note: Polish diacritic letters were not used in this list.
1PAD Casualties __ 1,955 names
1PAD_1st Armoured Regiment __ 295 names: The list is sourced from the 1948 book Pułk Pancerny w Walcy (Armoured Regiment in Action) published in 1945. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Medals Awarded and in some cases, the date & place of death. Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list.
1PAD 1st Armoured Regiment __ 295 names
1PAD_2nd Armoured Regiment __ 355 names: The list is sourced from the 1948 book “Pułk Pancerny”. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Medals Awarded and in some cases, the date & place of death Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list.
1PAD 2nd Armoured Regiment __ 355 names
1PAD - 8th Rifle Battalion deceased between 1944-1947 __ 203 names: The list is sourced from “Polegli na polu chwały”, published in 1983, about the 1st Polish Armoured Division. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Rank, Date of Death, Place of Death, , Location of burial. Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list.
1PAD 8th Rifle Battalion __ 203 names
1PAD - 10th Mounted Rifles Regiment __ 1020 names: The list is sourced from “Dzieje 10. pułku strzelców konnych”, published in Warsaw1982. The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Unit, Effective Date Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list.
1PAD 10th Mounted Rifles __ 1,020 names
1PAD - 24 Pułk Ułanów (24th Lancers Regiment) __ 1,170 names: The list is sourced from a publication by the Uhlans Regiment in Great Britain, London 1976. The list was compiled by RTM, STEFAN KOMORNICKI who was the Regimental Adjutant from 1945-1945.
Note 1: The list is currently in Polish only, and will be translated as time and resources permit. You can refer to the accompanying translation document for the English version of terms used in the document.
Note 2: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list.
Note 3: As the original scans were not clear and are made up of images instead of texts, you will need to scroll page by page to find the name you are looking for.
1PAD 24th Lancers Regiment __ 1,170 names
Polish to English military terms
1PAD_Independent Podhale Rifle Brigade promotions __ 90 names: The list dates from 13 July 12940 and includes the Family Name & First Name, the Current Rank, the New Rank, and the unit. The information was sourced from Tadeusz Siomkajlo's collection (a soldier of the Division). Note: Polish diacritic letters were not used in this list.
1PAD Promotion List __ 90 names
More lists will be added, as they become available.