Surviving Polish pre-1945 armoured Vehicles th

Last update : January 13 , 2008

Listed here are the Polish pre-1945 armoured vehicles that still exist today.

“pomsee”, November 2008 - http://www.odkrywca-online.com/tk3-i-tks-11-listopada-2008,643756.html#643756

TK-3 tankette – Adam Rudnicki Collection (Poland)

It was found in France by the Kaszycki brothers. The upper hull was entirely rebuilt by Adam Rudnicki

Rafał Białęcki, September 2008

TKF tankette – Kalemegdan Military Museum, Belgrade (Serbia)

This vehicle probably belonged to 10 BKPanc-Mot which received the order to cross the Polish-Hungary border on
September 17, 1939, and was captured by Hungary and given to the Ustaše. It was finally captured by Tito’s partisans
 http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKS - Source: http://www.wp.mil.pl/ - Polish Ministry of National Defence copyright, 2005

TKS tankette – Polish Army Museum, Warsaw (Poland) – running condition

This tankette is a gift of the Pansaarmuseet Axvall. Here you can see the tankette before and after its restoration in 2003 :
http://www.pansarmuseet.se/nyheter.htm

Bartosz Siedlarski, September 2006 - http://siedlarski.pl/?id=2006-09-17_bzura

TKS tankette – Jacek Kopczyński Collection, Łódz (Poland) – running condition

This TKS was used by the WH in Norway. After 1945, it served as a tractor in a farm, and in 200? it was recovered from Vasdo (North
Norway) and carried to Poland. Its first public presentation was during “Bzura 2005”, the reconstitution of the Bzura Battle in 1939
 "Dimitri K. ", 2003 - http://dm-foto.narod.ru/9_1_06.09.03--204.htm

TKS tankette – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)

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This TKS was captured by the Red Army in 1939. It carries the number 1720 and it was produced on July 20 , 1936.
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It was the 194 produced TKS

Lars Gyllenhaal - http://www.arcticwar.com/report_laststand.html

TKS tankette hull – Varanger Peninsula (Norway)

 "Grendel" - http://www.odkrywca.pl/galerie.php?nazwa=c2p

C2P – Victory Museum, Auburn, IN (USA)

First, this C2P belonged to Guy Arend who found it in Spain -it worked there few decades in a vineyard-. Mr Arend bought it for his
Museum in Arlon (Belgium). After the Museum bankruptcy, the armoured tractor was brought to the Victory Museum in Auburn (USA)

"marcor", March 2007 - http://www.ioh.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6186

C2P – Adam Rudnicki Collection (Poland)

This C2p was found in 2004 during works on a military area in South Germany. It is being restored to running condition
 http://www.odkrywca-online.com/forum_pics/picsforum12/c2p_copy3.jpg

C2P hull and some parts – Private collection (Poland)

http://www.odkrywca-online.com/pokaz_watek.php?id=542504&sid=1195025415b246c722c181d72ce519f7de80e3fafc

C2P hull – Most likely in a private collection (Poland)

 Doug Kibbey, April 2007 - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6343&start=30

Armored Car "Kubus" – Polish Army Museum, Warsaw (Poland)

Improvised Armored Car based on a Chevrolet Model 157 truck, built in 13 days by Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa) soldiers during
the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Its creator was Junior-Lieutenant "Jan" (engineer Walerian Bielecki), the chief engineer was "Globus"
(Jozef Fernik). The car was named "Kubus" in honour of doctor "Kubus" (Fernik’s wife), who died during the uprising

Krzysiek Wasi, 2007 - http://www.militarni.pl/?lang=1&cat=269&galeria=566

Ford FT-B (reproduction) – Historical Reenacting Association "Cytadela" (Poland)

The first Polish large-scale built armoured car. This replica is based on an original Ford T chassis from Canada and was
made by some enthusiasts associated with the Stowarzyszenie Rekonstrukcji Historycznej (Historical Reenacting Association)
"Cytadela". More photos on : http://www.cytadela.aplus.pl/galeria_ftb.htm
 "Łosiu2" - http://www.dws.org.pl/printview.php?t=16198&start=0&sid=80a06ff0e402c58ffe46b184522d495b

Peugeot 1918 (reproduction) – Private collection (Poland) – running condition

It is based on a Robur truck and have an ZUK engine. More photos on :
http://www.odkrywca-online.com/pokaz_watek.php?id=278255#278333

August 2008 - http://www.wp.mil.pl/pl/galeria/1807

Armored Car wz.34 (reproduction) – Stowarzyszenie Rekonstrukcji "Polski Wrzesień"

(Reenacting Association "Polish September", Poland) – running condition
This replica was made by Leszek Kusak with the help of Jack Haber. It was based on original documents, and built on the chassis of a
GAZ 69. It has a WAZ engine with 110 Horse Power. More photos on http://www.odkrywca.pl/galerie.php?nazwa=pancerka1
 August 2008 - http://www.wp.mil.pl/pl/galeria/1807

Armored Car wz.34 (reproduction) – Private collection (Poland) – running condition

Rafał Białęcki, September 2008

Armored Car "Kubus" (reproduction) – Warsaw Uprising Museum, Warsaw (Poland)

This replica was made by Juliusz Siudzieński and is based on a Star 25 truck. The reproduction was handed over to the Muzeum
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Powstania Warszawskiego (Warsaw Uprising Museum) on the day of its opening on July 21 , 2004
 "WebSklep", 2005 - http://history.serw.com.pl/muzeum/7tp.html

7TP (parts) – Polish Army Museum, Fort IX Czerniakowski, Warsaw (Poland)

“crolick”, November 2008 - http://www.dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?p=1348161#p1348161

7TP being reconstructed in Bielsko Biala (Poland)

Its reconstruction will include many original parts recovered from various places in Poland
 Mariusz Kisiel - http://149.156.142.12/fotki/kasina/g54.htm

Vicker Type E Mk B (turret) – Monument in Krasina Wielka (Poland)

The turret was found by Stanisław Dobrowolski, a citizen of Kasina Wielka, in a farm of the area. It was used as a secure element
of a wall. Stanisław Dobrowolski convinced the owner to give the turret for this monument

"Taranov" - http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=244

C7P artillery tractor hull with BT-5 turret

Victory Park at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow (Russia)
This vehicle was visually modified to look like a T-26 tank. It uses a hull from a Polish C7P tracked artillery tractor, and a BT-5/BT-7
m1935 turret. It has indeed very few parts coming from a real T-26
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any other Polish pre-1945 armoured vehicle that I forgot….

This document is a compilation of photos published on the web. I would like to thank
especially Rafał Białęcki, who deserved the most of the job on this document, and also
the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me,
and those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News
Discussion Board). For any question, you can email me at [email protected]

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