The Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), saw an unexpected revival of lances amongst the cavalry of the Turkish National Army. During the successful Turkish offensives of the final stages of the war across the open plains of Asia Minor, Turkish mounted troops were armed with bamboo shafted-lances taken from military storage and inflicted heavy losses on the retreating Greek Army.Philip S. Jowett, Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22, p. 47, The cavalry branches of most armies which still retained lances as a service weapon at the end of World War I generally discarded them for all but ceremonial occasions during the 1920s and 1930s. There were exceptions during this era, such as the Polish cavalry, which retained the lance for combat use until either 1934Steven J. Zaloga, page 5 "The Polish Army 1939–45" or 1937,Alan Larsen & Henry Yallop, The Cavalry Lance, p. 76, but contrary to popular legend did not make use of it in World War II. The German cavalry retained the lance (Stahlrohrlanze) as a service weapon until 1927,Klaus Richter, Weapons & Equipment of the German Cavalry: 1935-1945, p. 3, as did the British cavalry until 1928.Alan Larsen & Henry Yallop, The Cavalry Lance, pp. 16 & 56, The Argentine cavalry were documented as carrying lances until the 1940s,Cavalry and carriages. Militariarg.com. (n.d.). http://www.militariarg.com/cavalry-and-carriages.html but this appears to have been used as part of recruit riding school training, rather than serious preparation for use in active service.
The Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), saw an unexpected revival of lances amongst the cavalry of the Turkish N?ational Army. During the successful Turkish offensives of the final stages of the war across the open plains of Asia Minor, Turkish mounted troops were armed with bamboo shafted-lances taken from military storage and inflicted heavy losses on the retreating Greek Army.Philip S. Jowett, Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22, p. 47, The cavalry branches of most armies which still retained lances as a se,rvice weapon at the end of World War I generally discarded them for all but ceremonial occasions during the 1920s and 1930s. There were exceptions during this era, such as the Polish cavalry, which retained the lance for combat use until either 1934Steven J. Zaloga, page 5 "The Polish Army 1939–45" or 1937,Alan Larsen & Henry Yallop, The Cavalry Lance, p. 76, but contrary to popular legend did not make use of it in World War II. The German cavalry retained the lance (Stahlrohrlanze) as a service weapon until 1927,Klaus Richter, Weapons & Equipment of the German Cavalry: 1935-1945, p. 3, as did the British cavalry until 1928.Alan Larsen & Henry Yallop, The Cavalry Lance, pp. 16 & 56, The Argentine cavalry were documented as carrying lances until the 1940s,Cavalry and carriages. Militariarg.com. (n.d.). http://www.militariarg.com/cavalry-and-carriages.html but this appear.s to have been used as part of recruit riding school training, rather! tha?n serious preparation for use in active service.