Piłsudski's Tank
Piłsudski Tank was a Polish improvised armored car from the Polish-Ukrainian war. Piłsudski's tank was created on the basis of an unknown brand of truck [1].
History
After Battle of Lviv (1918–1919) in Lviv, the idea of building an armored car was born that would support the assault of infantry on buildings occupied by the enemy.
Second Lieutenant Edward Sas-Świstelnicki received from Capt. Tadeusz Kudelski an order to organize construction, while the vehicle design was developed by prof. Antoni Markowski [2]. The construction of the vehicle in the Railway Workshops lasted several days to November 7, when Lt. Świstelnicki [3] [4] [1].
The vehicle started fighting on November 9 1918, when it supported the attack of Lt Kazimierz Schleyen's unit through the Jesuit Garden. In addition to the commander, the other crew were: Eugeniusz Bernacki and Władysław Kubala (drivers) and Mieczysław Kretowicz, Edward Kustanowicz, Bronisław Nizioł and Stefan Zambelli (machine gunner sights). The vehicle's attack was stopped by the obstacle set, and then the vehicle was heavily fired at. To make matters worse, three of the four machine guns that were arming the vehicle were jammed. The vehicle was therefore withdrawn [5].
Following a collision with a tree after only several days of service, the vehicle’s participation in combat was limited. [6]. At the end of the struggle, on November 22, the tank was directed to the Lychakivka turnpike to protect it, and then to Plac Krakowski. [7]
The fate of the vehicle after the war is unknown. [1].
References
- ^ a b c Armored cars of the Polish Army 1918-1939 edition = I. Warsaw: WiS. 1993. pp. 28–29. ISBN 83-86028-00-9.
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