They arrived in Czerwinsk on the same day as the Poles crossed the river.

After a short rest, on September 30 the Poles had crossed the river.

It was arranged that six rubber boats should be supplied on the northern bank to enable the Poles to cross the river and come into the Oosterbeek perimeter.

So many Poles soon crossed over from Sacred Heart that Bishop John Joseph Nilan recognized Holy Cross Parish as a national instead of a territorial parish, as originally planned.

Under the circumstances, the Poles split into smaller groups and crossed the river, joining the Lublin Army.

They felt secure in their camp, on the Habsburg side of the border, and did not expect the Poles to cross.

About 500 Poles crossed from the other side in small groups and were welcomed into Lithuania to loud applause from the crowd of nationalists.

The artillery cover and air support provided by the Soviets was unable to effectively counter enemy machine-gun fire as the Poles crossed the river, and the landing troops sustained heavy losses.

The other challenge was because the Poles also crossed Arabian stallions on Thoroughbred and other non-Arabian mares, leading some researchers to question the accuracy of the stud books.

After its defeat Poles and Hungarians fled from Hungary, crossed the border into Turkey and became detained on its territory.