The following is a standard order of battle of the Polish cavalry brigade in 1939. Chain of command Composition and armament The following is a list of all equipment, armament, men and means of transport in use by a cavalry regiment and a cavalry brigade of the Polish Army, as of 1939. The figures for brigades are based on official Polish Army instructions prepared in late 1930s. The numbers in brackets give the figures for a four-regiment brigade, as opposed to the standard three-regiment one. The figures for the regiments are given after the actual mobilisation report of September 1, 1939, of the 25th Greater Polish Uhlans Regiment. Note that the numbers for other units may vary, mostly due to different mobilisation schedules and other problems. Polish cavalry brigades in 1939 Cavalry Kraków Cavalry Brigade (Kraków) - under Brigadier General Zygmunt Piasecki Kresowa Cavalry Brigade (Brody) - under Colonel Stefan Hanka-Kulesza Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade (Warsaw) under Colonel Jan Karcz Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade (Baranowicze) under Brigadier General Władysław Anders Podlaska Cavalry Brigade (Białystok) under Brigadier General Ludwik Kmicic-Skrzyński Podolska Cavalry Brigade (Stanisławów) under Colonel Leon Strzelecki Pomeranian Cavalry Brigade (Bydgoszcz) under Colonel Adam Zakrzewski Suwalska Cavalry Brigade (Suwałki) under Brigadier General Zygmunt Podhorski Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade (Poznań) under Brigadier General Roman Abraham Wileńska Cavalry Brigade (Wilno) under Colonel Konstanty Drucki-Lubecki Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade (Równe) under Colonel Julian Filipowicz Armoured-Motorised Brigades Different armament and structure 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland) (Rzeszów) - dowódca: płk dypl. Stanisław Maczek Warszawska Brygada Pancerno-Motorowa (Warsaw) - dowódca: płk dypl. Stefan Rowecki See also Polish cavalry Polish army Polish Defensive War of 1939 World War II orders of battle Tables of Organisation and Equipment Polish cavalry Invasion of Poland