Iron Division - the fear of the russian cavalry. Best Unit II RP [DEFENCE24 HISTORY]

During the Polish-Bolshevik War, 700 soldiers of the 18th Infantry Division were awarded the Cross of Valor and 168 received Virtuti Militari. 1001 soldiers and 53 officers were killed. The unit, derived from Haller's Blue Army, composed of prisoners from the Italian front and Poles returning from emigration, and commanded by Czech General Franciszek Krajowski, began to stand out during the Kiev Expedition. Its soldiers specialized in battles with the previously unstoppable Budyonny Konarmia, and they utilized this experience during the conflict of Warsaw maintaining the left wing of Polish troops. The 18th Division besides frequently cooperated with armed formations of allied nations in the east - Ukrainian and Belarusian.