I don't know, I wan't there, but I think that a few instances did occur.
Here's a website that supports your point of view:
http://mops.uci.agh.edu.pl/~rzepinsk/1939/html/cav.htm
Except the author forgot one thing. The Wermacht assault on Poland was highly organised, and all infantry was supported by armour.
The only thing I can say is that maybe at the time they didn't realise Nazi tanks were present.