1st Heavy Artillery Regiment (Poland)

Interwar Polish Army unit The Polish 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment (1 Pułk Artylerii Najcięższej) was formed in mid-1920 and saw limited combat at the end of the Polish-Soviet War in 1920. At the time, the unit was equipped with 210 mm cm mortars and 149.1 mm cm cannons. By 1921 the regiment was motorized and 155 mm cm howitzers were added. In 1934, the unit was moved to Gora Kalwaria. 240px|thumb|Artyleria ciężka w 1939 przed wybuchem II wojny światowej World War II In 1938, the 155 mm cm howitzers were handed down to the heavy artillery regiments. During the Invasion of Poland in 1939, one out of three battalions was assigned to Armia Modlin, and two battalions to the 38th Infantry Division (Poland).https://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/939PIPA.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170125214555/http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/939PIPA.pdf dead January 25, 2017 12 March 2018 Polish Army, 1 September 1939 US Army Combined Arms Center References External links Dyon during military field exercise, circa 1938. Category:Regiments of Poland's land forces Category:Artillery regiments Category:Artillery units and formations of Poland Category:Military units and formations established in 1920