with the exception of czechoslovak airmen, the czechoslovak soldiers were not directly involved in the fighting in poland. the official recognition came too late and the members of the legion got only a handful of weapons (several machineguns for counter-air defence), neither they had the uniforms. the reconnaissance squadron was involved in the fight in the air alongside the polish air force, although primarily in the reconnaissance role, as the aircraft they received from poland (potez xxv, rwd-8 and pws-26), were mostly obsolete in air combat. on 2 september, during the german bombing of the polish airfield in dęblin three airmen, 1st lt. štěpán kurka, lt. zdeněk rous and lt. andrej šandor, were killed and became the first czechoslovak servicemen fallen in world war ii. the infantry legion was evacuated from bronowice to the east on 12 september. the czechoslovak transport was several times attacked by german planes. the first fallen member of czechoslovak infantry, sgt. vítězslav grünbaum, was killed on 15 september when leading the anti-aircraft fire in the train station of hłuboczek wielki near tarnopol.