I wrote:
snip
[2] ...one of General Pattons advance units, while
rescuing a group of Allied prisoners, had captured a
string of Lipizzaner brood mares, foals, and
breeding
stallions...
Someone wrote:
I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that reputation.
Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the Blitz, or some such?
Damon replied:
No; Polish cavalry were pursuing a unit of broken German infantry when they
blundered on some German tanks. It's a myth.
--- Damon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[somebody wrote:]
Ouch! At what point during the war did this
happen?
Very early in the war (like Sept 1939). After the
Fall of Poland I don't
think the Polish deployed large units of horse
cavalry...at least not the
Free Polish serving in Western
-Original Message-
From: Damon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 7:28 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: RE: Polish, stupidity myth
The version I heard as a child was that the Polish army set upon tanks with
sticks and stones the thinking being
Debbi
who is taking ridiculous advantage of the opportunity
to talk horses... :)
Haha not to begrudge your chance to do so...!
Of course what I meant by large cavalry units was of course traditional
horse cavalry (which still had a role in WWII; both the Germans and the
Soviets deployed
Ouch! At what point during the war did this happen?
Very early in the war (like Sept 1939). After the Fall of Poland I don't
think the Polish deployed large units of horse cavalry...at least not the
Free Polish serving in Western Europe.
Damon.
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote:
I however believe that it originates from somewhere before the WWs.
I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that reputation. Didn't they
attack tanks with cavalry during the Blitz, or some such?
Jim
I know I'll get the history answers here Maru
I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that
reputation. Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the Blitz, or
some such?
No; Polish cavalry were pursuing a unit of broken German infantry when they
blundered on some German tanks. It's a myth.
Damon.
Damon wrote:
I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that
reputation. Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the
Blitz, or some such?
No; Polish cavalry were pursuing a unit of broken German infantry
when they blundered on some German tanks. It's a myth.
See? I *knew*
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Damon wrote:
I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that
reputation. Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the
Blitz, or some such?
No; Polish cavalry were pursuing a unit of broken German infantry
when they blundered on some German tanks. It's a myth.
Doug Pensinger wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
See? I *knew* someone would have the answer! You guys are so S-
M-R-T. I mean, S-M-A-R-T!
Jim
A cookie for whoever gets the reference Maru
Homer.
*Sends Doug a chocolate chip and macadamia nut cookie straight from Kauai*
Jim
Trust me, they're yummy
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Damon wrote:
I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that
reputation. Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the
Blitz, or some such?
No; Polish cavalry were pursuing a unit of broken German infantry
when they blundered on some German tanks. It's a
Seriously, the ones that get the most attention seem to be more extreme
one way or another. That's probably true for any group that gets
stereotyped. Except maybe Poles. I've never met a Pole anywhere close
to being as stupid as all the jokes imply. (Where'd they get that
reputation,
Sonja wrote:
link 1: http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-inferiorIQ.htm
link 2: http://www.polishroots.org/genpoland/eastpr.htm
link 3: http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y2A421675
Thanks for the great research on this! I had assumed that it had something
to do with a war incident I dimly remember my Dad
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