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Post by crazydima on Jun 22, 2009 20:47:35 GMT -5
Tovarischi,
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water.
Yep, the Lancers are loose again!
Their latest exploit involves them bullying their way on to a landing craft for the recent PTO landing at the Benton Harbor, MI event.
Gee that really look swell seeing MTO Polish Lancers storming the beaches of a Pacific island.
Can we say jagoffs!
And folks wonder why I don't trust that outfit.
Sincerely,
Dima
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Post by crazydima on Jun 24, 2009 11:28:52 GMT -5
Tovarischi,
Here is the post from the commander of the Polish Lancers regarding their actions at St. Joe.
Considering this unit's track record for having trouble telling the truth I thought this should be made available to as many folks as possible.
I remember the phrase from the past "testing engine compression."
LOL!
This is really good stuff.
Re: AAR St. Joe / Benton Harbor 2009
« Reply #67 Today at 7:24am »
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As a 12th Podolian Lancers’ Commander, I would like inform you all, that we did not intend to join PTO landing from the very beginning. At the boarding station we found out that we needed to wait over 4hrs for the D-Day landing (our names were mixed on boarding list between PTO and ETO boats). We didn’t bully anybody for the boarding - we waited in lane and we asked for the permission. Before the boarding, on my order, we removed sleeve patches (with national emblem and 8th British Army / 3rd Carpathian Division insignia), and polish eagle on the helmet, already obscured by the camo net, was covered by the field dressing pouch). Only a couple of the guys couldn’t remove the national patches as they were permanently stitched in. The Higgings boat had only 6 (six) GIs assigned to it, so why some GIs were left behind for the second wave, I have no clue. Perhaps nobody else wanted to get wet?
On a PTO landing we represented Commonwealth unit (New Zealanders, Australians, and British) and not free Polish Forces on West. Our uniforms and gear is 100% British, P-37 type, used widely by Commonwealth troops in Asia, Africa and Europe (and no, they are not drill summer uniforms as someone stated!). We used correct guns, too.
You know us as a Polish unit, but what about spectators, standing hundreds yards away? They have been told by the announcer that we are Commonwealth troops and this is exactly how we looked. If anybody feels appalled or even insulted by our presence on PTO landing event, here is my apology.
Please, read relevant history books. Poles were fighting on every front of WW II, including a Pacific Theater. GIs did not win this war alone!
We observed several unauthentic facts, we saw kids in GI uniforms, we especially liked a Vietnam era helicopter over the ETO beach – but we do not criticize, we do not whine.
Where were most of you at the Sunday battle in the scorching sun, in support of Bill Sheets excellent event? Already packing your tents? Who helped local police to move stocked cars from the ankle-deep mud?
..and lastly, no drunkeness whatsoever, which is not true for several other units!
We never get any credit for but always get a lot a heat…Thanks
Greg Dabrowski
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