The Polish Cavalry and the Polish Campaign in World War II

Poland had a sizable number of soldiers and cavalry units. But the amount of cavalry in the Polish army was already in decline by 1937. As a percentage of the total manpower, it would drop from 14.2 to 8.1% from 1937 until the start of the war. The most persistent myth about the Polish campaign is undoubtedly that the Polish cavalry charging German tanks with nothing but lances and sabers.