A group of military enthusiasts has recreated Poland’s first ever armoured vehicle

A group of military enthusiasts has recreated Poland’s first ever armoured vehicle. Kalbar/TFN

Named Piłsudski’s tank it had its baptism of fire in street fighting in Lwów in 1918 when Poles were fighting to establish the new country’s eastern borders. To raise morale it was also decorated with an American flag to show that Poland was not alone in its struggle but backed by US President Woodrow Wilson.