Independent Operational Group Silesia (Polish: Samodzielna Grupa Operacyjna Śląsk , SGO Śląsk ) was an Operational Group of the Polish Army , created in September 1938 to annex Trans-Olza (Zaolzie) from Czechoslovakia .
3-554: The Group was commanded by General Władysław Bortnowski and comprised several Army units and five air squadrons . Altogether, 35,966 Polish officers and soldiers participated in the annexation of Zaolzie. The Group comprised mostly units of the 4th Infantry Division , as well as regiments of the 14th Infantry Division , 15th Infantry Division , 16th Infantry Division , 23rd Infantry Division , 25th Infantry Division , and 21st Mountain Infantry Division . Additionally,
6-776: A cavalry regiment was created, comprising units of the Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade and the Pomeranian Cavalry Brigade . After its creation, the military unit was stationed near the borders of Poland and Czechoslovakia. As a result of the Munich crisis , the Czechoslovak government yielded to Polish pressure and gave up a part of the Cieszyn Silesia region (namely Trans-Olza /Zaolzie) to Poland (as demanded by Poland under
9-542: A threat of military action). The Independent Operational Group Silesia was carrying out the annexation from 2 to 11 October 1938. On 9 December 1938 the Independent Operational Group Silesia was ordered to leave the occupied territory and the group was dissolved after that. This Polish military article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Polish Air Force Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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