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Polish armoured train units in Britain

During World War II, 12 Polish armoured trains in Britain were manned, from October 1940 until 1942, by the Polish Armed Forces in the West. They were assigned to patrol the British railways in 1940. They saw no combat and were disbanded in England by July 1943.

Battalions
There were four separate battalions formed, each assigned to a set of armoured trains: • 1st Battalion () operated trains: C, G and E, • 2nd Battalion (II dywizjon) – trains: A, D and F, • 3rd Battalion (III dywizjon) – trains: B, M and H, • 4th Battalion (IV dywizjon) – trains: K, L and J (formerly # 10, 11, 12). The Polish units operated them until 1942 when the trains were handed to the Home Guard. They were quite soon phased out in England, but three continued to be used in Scotland, until the last one was withdrawn in November 1944. ==See also==
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