3 The Winged Hussars

Once you’re speaking concerning the nations that produced the best warriors of all time, the identical ones at all times prime the record: the Greek, the Norse, the Japanese, and, say it with me: the Polish. Sadly, the preventing prowess of the Polish navy appears to have been forgotten, with them now principally being recognized for the usage of display doorways on their submarines. For a few years, although, Poland was dwelling to a unit of fighters that not solely fought properly, however seemed fucking unbelievable: the Winged Hussars.

This wasn’t any form of metaphor to explain their velocity or glory, both: They had been Poland’s biggest cavalrymen who rode into battle with literal, bodily wings mounted on the again of their armor. It was a type of intimidation, their iconic and unbelievable drip asserting to the opposing forces that it was time for a boss struggle. They backed up the wings as properly with some unbelievable victories to their identify, together with a battle within the village of Hodow, the place 400 Winged Hussars held off 25,000 Crimean troopers.