| Forthcoming events in Edinburgh | Edinburgh Military Tattoo 6-28 August 2010
Please note that this year for the first time Polish Army will take part in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Poland will be represented by Podhalańczycy (mountain infantry unit).
Podhale Rifles (Strzelcy podhalańscy) is the traditional name of the mountain infantry units of the Polish Army. Formed in 1918 out of volunteers of the region of Podhale, in 1919 the smaller detachments of Podhale Rifles were pressed into two mountain infantry divisions, the 21st Mountain Infantry and 22nd Mountain Infantry Divisions, as well as into three brigades of mountain infantry. They were considered to be an elite of the Polish Army.
After the Polish defeat in the Polish September Campaign, the Podhale units were recreated in France as Polish Independent Highland Brigade, had seen some action at Narvik, and later fought in the Battle of France and fled into Switzerland upon the French defeat. Some units were also created in the underground as part of the partisan forces of the Armia Krajowa.
The traditions of the Podhale Rifles are continued by the modern 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade.
According to the Tattoo office tickets are still available!
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