Armoured Forces Training Centre
Armoured Forces Training Centre - Armoured Forces Training Centre of the Polish Forces in the West. In December 1944 Gen Anders ordered formation of the Armoured Forces Training Centre in Italy. The Centre was to be commanded by Lt Col Szostak and administered by the base of the 2nd Corps. Training personnel was appointed by the commanding officers of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, the Carpathian Ulan Regiment, the 7th Armoured Regiment and the 7th Anti-tank  Artillery Regiment. The Centre was to retrain officers and train tank drivers, armoured car drivers, gunners, self-propelled and tractor artillery drivers, and radio operators. The trained personnel was to be sent to the 7th Armoured Regiment for further specialist training according to the training programmes prepared by Lt. Col Szostak. Subsequently they were allocated to the front line regiments. Units of the Centre were located in the neighbouring Italian towns. Gallipoli : headquarters, Armoured Reconnaissance Unit, General W. Anders Officer Cadet Armoured Cavalry School and Signals  Squadron
Galatone:  battle tank and artillery units
Alezio: reserve battle tank unit
 Lecce: repair unit
Work of the Centre led to the formation of the 2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. Gen Anders, secret order nr 23 of 11 May 1945, outlined the structure of the division by re-organizing and reinforcing 2nd Armoured Brigade. Field Marshal Alexander, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces responsible for all military operations in the Mediterranean Theatre, inspected the marching troops of the Division on the fields of Loreto airfield and said "if I were to select the best unit commanded by me, I would choose you". In 1945 there were about 2000 men and instructors in the Centre. In August 1946 the Centre was shipped to the United Kingdom and joined the Polish Resettlement Corps. Command structure

 Commander: Lt Col Szostak
 Deputy Commander: Mjr C. Florkowski
 Battle Tank Unit: C.O. Mjr W. Samira
The unit consisted of: Introductory Training Squadron, Battle Tank Squadron, Tank Gunner Training Squadron, Tank Driver Training Squadron
 Armoured Cavalry Unit: C.O. Capt. Cichocki
The unit consisted of: Introductory Training Squadron, Armoured Car and Tank Squadron, Gunner Training Squadron, Armoured Car Drivers Squadron (Stag Hounds), and Signal Squadron
 Artillery Unit: C.O. Capt. J Obierek
The Unit consisted of: Battery of Artillery Tractor Drivers, Self-Propelled Artillery Training Battery
 Reserve Battle Tank Unit: C.O. Capt. M. Kosiewicz
The Unit consisted of 3 squadrons
 General W. Anders Officer Cadet Armoured Cavalry School: C.O. Capt. C. Orzeszko
 The School consisted of: Tank Study Section, Tank (type C) Repair Section

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Driver's education
Military units and formations established in 1944
Military units and formations disestablished in 1947