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Traditionally described as "Polish cavalry in Sochaczew during the Battle of the Bzura in 1939" now proven to be a picture taken on the set of German propaganda movie Kampfgeschwader Lützow

Polish cavalry in Sochaczew photograph

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Long thought to depict an actual Polish cavalry charge in Sochaczew during the Battle of the Bzura in 1939, one of the last major military actions conducted on horseback, this photograph is now believed to have been taken during the filming of Hans Bertram's German propaganda movie Kampfgeschwader Lützow in 1940.