The Polish cavalry called the hussars or ‘winged horsemen ... the majestic monument – 18 metres high and almost 14m wide – dynamically references the shape of hussar wings. Thanks to the talent of its ...

The sight of the wings (wooden slats with attached eagle ... an ignoble fact which proved highly detrimental to the morale of the Polish troops, including the hussars. After the war, the horsemen’s ...

This places it squarely within the era of Polish hussars. The word “hussar” originated in 15th-century Hungary. Then, light cavalry units of the country’s “Black Army” served the king ...