The 2nd (Warsaw) Armoured Brigade (Polish: 2 Warszawska Brygada Pancerna) was an armoured brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II that existed from 1942 to 1945. From 1945 to 1947 it was redesignated as the 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. The unit was the armoured wing of the 2nd (Polish) Corps. The state of the brigade in the Italian campaign was: 222 officers and 3362 serial. There were 160 medium tanks, 33 light tanks and 13 special tanks. Headquarters General officer commanding: Brig. General Gustaw Paszkiewicz then Brig. General Bronisław Rakowski''. Following the upgrade to Division, Rakowski became GOC 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. Colonel Ziemowit Grabowski became CO 2 Armoured Brigade. 1945 Upgrade to Division In 1945 the Brigade was upgraded to Division strength and it stood as follows: Polish 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. CO: Brig. Gen. Bronisław Rakowski Carpathian Uhlan/Lancer Regiment (Divisional Recce) 2nd Warsaw Armoured Brigade 4th 'Scorpion' Armoured Regiment 1st Krechowiecki Uhlan Regiment 6th 'Children of Lwów' Armoured Regiment 2nd Motorised Independent Polish Commando Company 16th Pomorska Infantry Brigade 64th Pomorski Infantry Battalion 66th Pomorski Infantry Battalion 68th Pomorski Infantry Battalion 16th Pomorski Support Company Other Divisional Units HQ Division Artillery 7th Horse Artillery Regiment 16th Pomorski Light Artillery Regiment 2nd Anti-tank Regiment 2nd Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 2nd Warszawski Signals Battalion 2nd Warszawski Engineer Battalion 9th Forward Tank Replacement Squadron 9th Supply Company 19th Supply Company 28th Supply Company 9th Workshop Company 16th Workshop Company 2nd Armoured Division Military Police (Provost) Company 9th Field Court 343 Anti-malaria Section Operations Monte Cassino The first battle fought by the soldiers of the 2nd Independent Armored Brigade was the battle for Monte Cassino. The brigade, however, did not take part in the fighting as a whole in a separate section, but was divided. The 6th Armored Regiment "Children of Lwow” served as artillery, shelling the enemy's position from a safe distance. The 4th Armored Regiment "Scorpions" was to strike between the 5th KDP and the 3rd DSK through the "Gorge" on the monastery from the side of the valley. The offensive launched on May 17 was stopped as a result of a road mined and resumed only the next day. Due to an incline that was too steep, the tanks' attack was stopped, and from that moment on they played the role of artillery. Massa Albanetta was conquered by 3 DSK. The 3rd member of