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The armoured companion (Polish: Towarzysz pancerny, Polish: [tɔˈvaʐɨʂ panˈtsɛrnɨ], pl. towarzysze pancerni) was a medium-cavalryman used by the Polish–Lithuanian
Armoured_companion
Cavalry officer in the army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
mounted retainers (cavalry) and free servants (hussars, cossack – Armoured companion, Petyhorcy, Hajduk), or with none or one retainer and very few free
Companion_(military_rank)
Polish military unit
was pocztowy. In the cavalry, each poczet was commanded by a Companion or Armoured companion. Several poczets were combined to form larger units like a
Poczet
17th and 18th-century type Lithuanian cavalry
equivalent of the Polish Armoured Companion, or as a cavalry type that was between the Winged Hussars and the Armoured Companion. They were organised in
Petyhorcy
Part of the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
Dahae horse archers to harass the Indian right-wing cavalry. His armoured Companion cavalry was sent to attack their outnumbered Indian counterparts on
Battle_of_the_Hydaspes
Part of the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–76
Wisniowiecki, King of Poland, the day before the battle. Hussars: 1,670 Armoured companion: 11,105 Dragoons: 5,828 Wallachian cavalry: 1,619 Arquebusiers: 342
Battle_of_Khotyn_(1673)
Branch of Polish-Lithuanian armed forces
contingent (autorament), which until then consisted of hussar and armoured companion (pancerni) banners (in the case of the Lithuanian army, the petyhorcy)
National_Cavalry
Battle in Poland (year 967)
the defensive formation. However, they were not aware of Polish armoured companions and Bohemian cavalry, hidden on both sides of the field between both
Battle between Mieszko I and Wichmann
Battle_between_Mieszko_I_and_Wichmann
British Army officer and engineer (1885–1957)
his command of the 79th Armoured Division during the Second World War. He was responsible for many of the specialised armoured vehicles ("Hobart's Funnies")
Percy_Hobart
Former British Army officer
Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in October 2012 and Director Special Forces in 2015. Chiswell was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath
James_Chiswell
Battle during the Great Turkish War
Front section commanded by Jan Sobieski consisted mostly of c. 1,470 armoured companions, c. 170 infantry and cannons (commanded by Marcin Kątski), with purpose
Battle_of_Podhajce_(1698)
Nobleman from Greater Poland
the outbreak of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, Skrzetuski served in the armoured companion under the command of rittmaster Marek Gdeszyński; he was his right-hand
Mikołaj_Skrzetuski
Combat engineering vehicle
British Army advance. Its companion vehicle, developed at the same time, is another variant of the Challenger 2, the Titan armoured bridge layer, of which
Trojan armoured engineer vehicle
Trojan_armoured_engineer_vehicle
to the community through the Victorian Branch of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Association. William Robert Polley For service to canine breeding
2003_Australia_Day_Honours
British Army general (born 1943)
assumed command of the 1st Armoured Division which he led during the Gulf War. For services during the war he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished
Rupert_Smith
Regimental Sergeant Major of 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers and the 1st Armoured Regiment. Air Force Warrant Officer Paul Desmond Ellis For meritorious
2001 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
2001_Queen's_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)
British Army general (born 1965)
May 1965) is a retired British Army officer who served as Commander 7th Armoured Brigade, Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and General
Paul_Nanson
guitarist, songwriter and singer Jimi Hendrix, whose music was a faithful companion throughout the time of the taxonomic work." Acalypha rabesahalana I.Montero
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949)
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10th-century war fought in Central Europe
the defensive formation. However, they were not aware of Polish armoured companions and Bohemian cavalry, hidden on both sides of the field between both
Polish–Veletian_War
British Army general (1907–1989)
Canadian Armoured Division, which was soon redesignated the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division. The regiment had been serving as part of the 26th Armoured Brigade
Richard_Hull
British Army general
Second World War, most notably as General Officer Commanding of the 11th Armoured Division (nicknamed the "Black Bull") throughout the campaign in Northwestern
Philip Roberts (British Army officer)
Philip_Roberts_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer
was promoted to brigadier on 30 June 2014. He became commander of 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade in September 2016. In 2018, he was awarded the Medal for
Zac_Stenning
British Army general
who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the 1st Armoured Division in the Western Desert campaign, and later commanded X Corps at
Herbert_Lumsden
British Army general (1895–1985)
Armoured Division. He commanded the division during the Second Battle of El Alamein and was mentioned in despatches. He also received the Companion of
Raymond Briggs (British Army officer)
Raymond_Briggs_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer (1898–1983)
served as commanding officer of the 10th Royal Hussars, 6th Armoured Division and 8th Armoured Division during the Second World War. He retired from the
Charles_Gairdner
Australian Army during WW2
While Australia formed three armoured divisions and two independent armoured brigades during the war, Australian armoured units only saw action as independent
Australian armoured units of World War II
Australian_armoured_units_of_World_War_II
Administrative corps of the Australian Army
The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is an corps of the Australian Army. It provides the Australian Defence Force's Armour capability, which performs
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps
British Army general (1905–1981)
commander of 22nd Armoured Brigade which was re-designated 7th Armoured Brigade in January 1947; he then became Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps Centre
Reginald_Harding
Canadian Army officer (1904–1985)
to the Hitler Line. In 1944, he took over command of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and fought in Operation Blockbuster. During the latter stages
Christopher_Vokes
British Army general (1897–1942)
command the 7th Armoured Division. During the next major Commonwealth offensive, Operation Crusader, in November 1941, 7th Armoured Division was severely
William_Gott
British Army general
for 11th Armoured Division in 1953. O'Connor became Director of Plans at the War Office in 1955 and General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division in
Denis O'Connor (British Army officer)
Denis_O'Connor_(British_Army_officer)
Canadian army officer (1907–1999)
commander in 1939 to major general and commander of the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division in 1944. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia to parents Louis
Bert_Hoffmeister
British Indian Army general (1888–1981)
(GOC) of the 1st Indian Armoured Division on 1 September (later known as 31st Indian Armoured Division). He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the
Thomas Corbett (Indian Army officer)
Thomas_Corbett_(Indian_Army_officer)
Commander, styled the awardee as a knight, while the lowest class, Knight Companion, did not. Awards for the new Order of the Bath took into account both
List of British Army awards in the Napoleonic Wars
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(IS) is known to extensively use armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) in both conventional and unconventional armoured warfare. From 2013/14, the military
Armoured warfare of the Islamic State
Armoured_warfare_of_the_Islamic_State
Behind: The Kidnapping 27-Apr-71 1149 The Children Who Stayed Behind: The Armoured Car 28-Apr-71 1150 The Children Who Stayed Behind: United Forces 29-Apr-71
List_of_Jackanory_episodes
British Army general and politician (1912–1987)
1951, and to colonel on 19 January 1956. He was given command of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1958. He was promoted to brigadier on 1 January 1961. He was
Jack_d'Avigdor-Goldsmid
British Army officer (1903–1981)
the Second World War, commanding the 2nd Armoured Brigade from 1943 to 1946 and being appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1943
Richard_Goodbody
British Army general
in the First World War, and as General Officer Commanding of the Guards Armoured Division in the Second World War. Adair was born in London, the only son
Allan_Adair
German main battle tank
variants. The variants include an armoured engineering vehicle, an armoured recovery vehicle Büffel, and an armoured vehicle-launched bridge. In the end
Leopard_2
Battle Tank and as the Regimental Artificer Sergeant Major of the 1st Armoured Regiment. Warrant Officer Class One Darren James Murch For meritorious
2012_Australia_Day_Honours
Battle in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
New Zealand Division (with the 9th Armoured Brigade under command), the 10th Armoured Division and the 7th Armoured Division. The attacks in the south
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
British Army general (1908–1993)
March 1956 he became General Officer Commanding 11th Armoured Division. In April 1956 the 11th Armoured Division was reformed under his command as the 4th
Reginald_Hewetson
British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar
alongside the 6th Armoured in Tunisia was then serving in Italy, and which became his first infantry command. He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished
Charles_Keightley
British WWII general (1897–1985)
First World War and the Second World War, where he commanded the 10th Armoured Division. Educated at University College School, Birks volunteered for
Horace_Birks
Awards list for New Zealand
Service. Warrant Officer Class I Keith Douglas Walker – Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. Warrant Officer Control Electrical Artificer Colin Dennis White
1997 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
1997_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)
British politician (1895–1942)
Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL (3 August 1895 – 17 December 1942) was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician.
Allen_Bathurst,_Lord_Apsley
New Zealand military officer, lawyer and magistrate
Brigade, and it was decided that the brigade would be converted to an armoured formation. As an infantry brigade, it had suffered heavy losses at Ruweisat
Lindsay_Inglis
British government recognitions
Palmer (2137584), Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Sergeant Alexander Francis Johns (1202011), Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Sergeant Kevin John Witherow
1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours
1977_Silver_Jubilee_and_Birthday_Honours
British Army general (1898–1958)
Infantry Division (otherwise known as the Battleaxe Division) and the 6th Armoured Division in Tunisia and Italy. After being educated at Wellington College
Vyvyan_Evelegh
lieutenant in the RTR. Strickland served with the 145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps in the North African campaign between 1942 and 1943. During 1943
Michael Strickland (British Army officer)
Michael_Strickland_(British_Army_officer)
Unfinished book by Erwin Rommel
English) is an unfinished book on armoured tactics and warfare by Erwin Rommel. It was to be the follow-up and companion work to his earlier and highly successful
Panzer_Greift_An
1886 – 22 October 1968) was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Armoured Division during the early stages of the Second World War. Evans was born
Roger Evans (British Army officer)
Roger_Evans_(British_Army_officer)
Season of television series
Shinobu runs into a dark location only to be ambushed by the Beast Pirates' Armoured Division, led by Sasaki. All members of this division have SMILE abilities
One_Piece_season_20
British Army officer (1923–2019)
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. He went on to be Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Armoured Division in 1967, Director of Operational Requirements at the Ministry
Robert Lyon (British Army officer)
Robert_Lyon_(British_Army_officer)
British government recognitions
Army Major Arthur Charles Barnard, TD, Officer Commanding 22nd (London) Armoured Car Company (Westminster Dragoons), Royal Tank Corps, Territorial Army
1936_Birthday_Honours
on 29 January 1991; Royal Scots 1st Battalion, with GKN Warrior tracked armoured vehicles and Major John Potter; the experimental Ferranti TIALD laser-guided
List_of_Equinox_episodes
British Army officer (1924–2019)
Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1965. He went on to be Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1969, British Military Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1973
Henry Woods (British Army officer)
Henry_Woods_(British_Army_officer)
British army officer (1911–1981)
interpreter in Russian and Italian, and served on exchange with an Italian armoured unit. He commanded a detachment of six Vickers Mark III light tanks, in
David_Belchem
Global conflict (1939–1945)
mistakenly perceived by the Allies as an impenetrable natural barrier against armoured vehicles. By successfully implementing new Blitzkrieg tactics, the Wehrmacht
World_War_II
British Army general (born 1958)
with seniority from 30 June 2001. Rutherford-Jones commanded the 20th Armoured Brigade during tours of duty in Kosovo (2001/02) and Iraq (2003/04). He
David_Rutherford-Jones
French admiral and son of Charles de Gaulle (1921–2024)
commander of the Régiment Blindé de Fusiliers-Marins, an armoured regiment of marines of the 2nd Armoured Division. On 25 August 1944, he participated in the
Philippe_de_Gaulle
British peer and army officer (1915–2014)
to colonel in 1960, he commanded the 22nd Armoured Brigade (1960–1961), served as Commander, Royal Armoured Corps in the I(BR) Corps of the British Army
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Valerian_Wellesley,_8th_Duke_of_Wellington
Australian-born British soldier, painter and author (1910–1997)
appointed to command the 20th Armoured Brigade and, on being promoted to major-general, assumed command of the 7th Armoured Division. In 1958, he became
John Hackett (British Army officer)
John_Hackett_(British_Army_officer)
Polish general (1892–1994)
commander of Poland's only major armoured formation during the September 1939 campaign, and later commanded a Polish armoured formation in France in 1940.
Stanisław_Maczek
British government recognitions
Richard Michael Power Carver, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC, ADC (Gen.), late Royal Armoured Corps, Colonel Commandant Royal Tank Regiment, Colonel Commandant, Corps
1970_Birthday_Honours
British Army general (1903-1977)
British Embassy in Washington, D.C., and General Officer Commanding the 6th Armoured Division. In civilian life he entered the world of commercial shipping
George_Prior-Palmer
British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman
Foster. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he enlisted with the Royal Armoured Corps and was commissioned as an officer; he suffered a severe leg wound
Terence_Skemp
British Army general
September 1981) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 7th Armoured Division from 1953 to 1956. Educated at Berkhamsted School, Cooper was
Kenneth Cooper (British Army officer)
Kenneth_Cooper_(British_Army_officer)
Cavalry with strong armor, horses, and weaponry
horsemen such as the bodyguard unit of Cyrus the Younger were rather heavily armoured by the standards of the era. By the time of Alexander's invasion cataphract
Heavy_cavalry
2000 British TV series or programme
battle for Okinawa in the spring of 1945. The British warships with their armoured decks did not suffer as much under kamikaze attacks as the Americans. In
Horror_in_the_East
British Army general (1904–1954)
– 15 September 1954) was a British Army officer who commanded the 6th Armoured Division from 1953 until his death in 1954. Born the eldest son of Admiral
Francis Mitchell (British Army officer)
Francis_Mitchell_(British_Army_officer)
service to the Australian Army as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Armoured Regiment Air Force Warrant Officer Robert Francis Carpenter For service
1989 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
1989_Queen's_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)
Canadian general (1897–1985)
of brigadier, assumed command of the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade, part of the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, which eventually went to England. Precisely
E._L._M._Burns
Polish heavy cavalry from the 16th to 18th centuries
period" of the mid-16th-century, heavy hussars largely replaced armoured lancers riding armoured horses, in the Polish Obrona Potoczna cavalry forces serving
Polish_hussars
British Army general (1896–1969)
establishment of British armoured divisions was altered to have an armoured brigade with an infantry brigade instead of having two armoured brigades. The 10th
Miles_Dempsey
Military unit
French Army, belonging to the Troupes de Marine. It is part of the 2nd Armoured Brigade. Formerly garrisoned north of Noyon it was moved in July 2010 to
Régiment_de_marche_du_Tchad
Appointments by King George VI
Warrant Officer Class I Regimental Sergeant Major Sydney Edward Code, Royal Armoured Corps. Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class The Reverend Thomas Cook (99981)
1943_Birthday_Honours
British Army general (1896–1963)
the 2nd Armoured Group in Home Forces. The Armoured Groups were the brainchild of Major-General Giffard Martel, the Commander Royal Armoured Corps (CRAC)
John_Crocker
British Army officer before and during the Second World War
territory and from October 1944 until the end of the war commanded an armoured brigade. John Frederick Boyce Combe was the son of Captain Christian Combe
John Combe (British Army officer)
John_Combe_(British_Army_officer)
1973 WWII board wargame
Simultaneous Movement Sheets 1 tray to hold game pieces two sets of 2 tanks, 2 armoured personnel carriers and 2 trucks, all printed on cardstock that required
Sniper!_(board_game)
the novel 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, which is inhabited by a species of armoured worm." Lycosa gesserit Steinpress et al., 2022 Spider Bene Gesserit "Species
List of organisms named after works of fiction
List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction
British Army officer (1899–1965)
the First World War. During the Second World War, he commanded the 7th Armoured Division from 1943 to 1944. Erksine later commanded counterinsurgency operations
George_Erskine
one in December 1942 and, in July 1943, he was appointed to command 1st Armoured Division which was re-fitting in North Africa having fought through the
Alexander_Galloway
Mobile Force Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Jones For service to the Army in armoured regimental training and command appointments Colonel Robert Allen Slater
1992 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
1992_Queen's_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)
during the war. 1st Armoured Division 2nd Armoured Division – also known as 2nd Cavalry Division and 2nd Motor Division 3rd Armoured Division – also known
List of Australian divisions in World War II
List_of_Australian_divisions_in_World_War_II
British government recognitions
Lieutenant-General Cecil Hugh Blacker, CB, OBE, MC, (67083), late Royal Armoured Corps. Lieutenant-General John Noel Thomas, CB, DSO, MC, (65504), late
1969_Birthday_Honours
Former British Army officer (born 1955)
Afghanistan. When he departed Afghanistan, he took command of 1st (UK) Armoured Division on 25 January 2005, taking elements of that division to Iraq where
John Cooper (British Army officer)
John_Cooper_(British_Army_officer)
Appointments by King George V
In recognition of his services in charge of a squadron of Royal Naval Armoured Cars in Armenia and Persia. By his presence of mind he saved the cars when
1917_New_Year_Honours
British Army officer (1927-2016)
May 2016) was a British Army officer who was chief of staff of the Royal Armoured Corps gunnery school and later director of the Tank Museum, and also author
George_Forty
Alumni of a public school in Bedfordshire
Bowreman Foote VC CB DSO (1904–1993), General Officer Commanding, 11th Armoured Division, 1950–1953 Rear Admiral Alfred Ransom CBE (1871–1953), served
List_of_Old_Bedfordians
British government recognitions
Gordon Renton, MC, Officer Commanding, 25th (Northamptonshire Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps, Territorial Army. Captain (Local Major)
1938_Birthday_Honours
British Army officer (1932–2022)
Battalion, The Light Infantry in 1972. He went on to be commander 11th Armoured Brigade in 1977, Deputy Director, Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of
Barry Lane (British Army officer)
Barry_Lane_(British_Army_officer)
Australian Army officer
role. He was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1992 and made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1995 for outstanding leadership, inspiration
John Grey (Australian general)
John_Grey_(Australian_general)
Awards list for New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Navy. Major Ian Moorcroft Bolton ED – Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (Territorial Force). Major Christopher Bernard Mullane – Royal New
1982 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
1982_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)
WW2 New Zealand Army unit
Forces which served, initially as an infantry battalion and then as an armoured regiment, during the Second World War as part of the 2nd New Zealand Division
20th_Battalion_(New_Zealand)
British Army general
Brigade 29th Infantry Brigade 56th (London) Armoured Division Conflicts Second World War Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order
Peter Deakin (British Army officer)
Peter_Deakin_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer (born 1970)
He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 2012. Walker commanded the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade from 2013 to 2015, and was promoted to brigadier on 30
Roland_Walker
Australian general (1890–1966)
British 7th Armoured Division in the Middle East to study armoured warfare, returning to Australia in December 1941 to organise the new 1st Armoured Division
John_Northcott
Patrizia. They attempt an assault on an armoured vehicle, but the ambush goes awry when the escort for the armoured vehicle opens fire killing 'o Top Model
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