oath of soldiers of 27thHomeArmyInfantryDivision, winter 1944 Image Recce squad of 50th Rgmt, 27 Volhynian InfantryDivision, 1944.jpg thumb right 200px Recce squad of the 50th Regiment early 1944 Image 27DPAK officers.jpg thumb right 200px Officers of the Division Image SovBuynovBde 27DPAK ... Volhynia massacre and was patterned after the prewar Polish 27thInfantryDivision . History The unit was mobilized from secondary units from the Kowel , Lutsk uck and R wne HomeArmy inspectorates ... Forest in May 1944 27 Volhynian InfantryDivision lang pl 27 Wo y ska Dywizja Piechoty was the World War II Poland Polish Armia Krajowa unit fighting in 1944 in Volhynia region. It was recreated ... government not to harm civilians, HomeArmy partisans retaliated against the massacre of Poles by burning ... conscripted to the army of Gen. Zygmunt Berling . The remnants of the division withdrew westwards, crossed the Bug River on June 7 to the Parczew Forest near Lublin . It joined other HomeArmy units ... of one of division before it was disarmed by the Red Army Col. Kazimierz Damian B bi ski Lubo ... in March 1944, the division became one of the largest partisan unit in Central Europe with 7300 soldiers, officers and Non commissioned officer NCOs . The division initially aided local self defence units during the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and fought against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army .... 174. ref In 1944 the division fought several major battles near Volodymyr Volynskyi W odzimierz Wo y ski February 23 , Ho oby March 9 and Zasmyki March 17 . During the latter two battles the division cooperated with local Soviet Union Soviet partisan groups and the advancing Red Army . After reaching ... the unit with the Red Army as a regular unit of Soviet backed Polish army. He declined and returned to partisan fighting. The division was surrounded by the Germans near Kowel on April 2. After ..., it lost between 10 and 50 of personnel. The division returned northwards and was surrounded by the end ... more details
November 2011 Recreation in 1944 In early 1944, the Division was recreated as Polish 27thHomeArmyInfantryDivision and it was the biggest partisan unit in Central Europe with 7,300 soldiers. Citation ... Infantry divisions of Poland27th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 27th fr 27e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 27 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ...Unreferenced date November 2011 The 27 InfantryDivision Polish 27 Dywizja Piechoty , was a unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic inter war period . It was created on 18 October 1920, as a result of reorganization of the Army, from units of the 2nd I.D., 3rd I.D., and 13th I.D. Its headquarters were located in Kowel , with units stationed in other Volhynia n towns, such as Lutsk , Sarny and Wlodzimierz Wolynski . Division s first commandant was General Gustaw Kuchinka. Participation in Polish September Campaign The Division, under General Juliusz Drapella , was mobilized between 14 and 16 August 1939. In the following days it was transported by rail to the area of Bydgoszcz and Inowroc aw , and finally, by 27 August, it was placed southwest of Starogard Gda ski , as part of the Pomorze Army . Citation needed date November 2011 On 1 September 1939 see Polish September Campaign the Division was ordered to march towards Toru . The next day it engaged in heavy fights with the advancing Wehrmacht . On the third day of the war, it was cut off from the Pomorze Army after bloody ... in a battle waged in forests around Wierzchucin . Remaining parts of the Division managed to reach Bydgoszcz and later Toru . There, the Division was moved to the rear to reorganize and recuperate. Citation needed date November 2011 On 6 September, the Division, renamed into Operational Group of General Drapella and strengthened by reserve units including the 208th Infantry Regiment from Inowroc aw ... a retreat towards Warsaw , covering the main forces of the Pomorze Army. During the following ... more details
27thDivision or 27thInfantryDivision may refer to Infantry divisions 27thDivision German Empire , a unit of the Imperial German Army27thDivision Imperial Japanese Army , a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army27thInfantryDivision Sila Italy , a unit of the Italian Army27thInfantryDivision Germany , a unit of the German Army27th SS Volunteer Division Langemarck , a unit of the German Army27thDivision North Korea , a unit of the North Korean Army27thInfantryDivision Philippine Commonwealth Army , a unit of the Philippine Commonwealth Army27thInfantryDivisionPoland , a unit of the Polish Army27thHomeArmyInfantryDivisionPoland , a unit of the Polish Army27th Rifle Division Soviet Union , a unit of the Red Army destroyed in 1920 and then again in 1941 27th Guards Rifle Division , a unit of the Soviet Army27thDivision United Kingdom , a unit of the United Kingdom Army27thInfantryDivision United States , a unit of the United States Army Motorized infantry divisions 27 Motorised Division Brescia , a unit of the Italian Army Cavalry divisions 27th Cavalry Division Soviet Union , a unit of the Red Army Armoured divisions 27th Panzer Division Germany , a unit of the German Army27th Tank Division Soviet Union , a unit of the Red Army Aviation divisions 27th Air Division United States , a unit of the United States Army See also 27th Brigade disambiguation 27th Regiment disambiguation 27th Battalion disambiguation 27 Squadron disambiguation mil unit dis de 27. Division ko 27 ja 27 ru 27 sl 27. divizija ... more details
Bortnowski ordered three Polish units 9th I.D., the 27thInfantryDivisionPoland27thInfantryDivision , and Operational Group Czersk to counterattack on the morning of September. However, communication between 9th I.D. and 27th I.D. failed and the offensive was a failure, with the German 3rd Armored Division managing to halt it. After the defeat, the 9th I.D. gathered in the forests north ... air support, the division scattered and ceased to exist. Only the 35th Infantry Regiment remained as a unit and managed to break out of the German encirclement on September 5. A 9th InfantryDivision was also formed as part of the Anders Army briefly in 1942, and there was a 9th HomeArmyInfantryDivision active in 1944. Additionally, the People s Army of Poland formed a 9th InfantryDivision which was active from 1944 to 1962, after which it became the 9th Mechanised Division. See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Bibliography cite book nazwisko ... Wydawnictwo Bellona Warszawa 1992 Category Infantry divisions of Poland 09th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 9th Category Military units and formations established in 1919 Category ...nofootnotes date November 2011 About an infantry unit of the Second Polish Republic other uses Polish 9th InfantryDivision disambiguation The 9th InfantryDivision lang pl 9 Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic . The division was originally formed in 1919. Stationed in Siedlce , it took part in the Polish September Campaign under Colonel J zef Werobej . As part of Pomorze Army , the 9th I.D. defended the 70 kilometer line between the town of Pruszcz, Tuchola County Pruszcz and the village of Gostycyn in Polish Pomerania. In the morning of September 1, 1939, it was attacked by three Wehrmacht divisions 2nd InfantryDivision Germany 2nd Armored Motorized , 3rd Panzer Division Wehrmacht 3rd Armored and 32nd I.D. After heavy fighting, the Poles withdrew ... more details
The Japanese 27thDivision was formed in China from the units of the former Japanese China Garrison Army July 15, 1938, becoming one of the first triangular division s in the Japanese Imperial Army . Organization 27thDivision 2 1st China Garrison Infantry Regiment 2nd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 3rd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 27thDivision Reconnaissance Regiment 27th Mountain Artillery Regiment 27th Military Engineer Regiment 27th Transport Regiment See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Reference and further reading Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown, PA 1981 DEFAULTSORT 27thDivision Imperial Japanese Army Category Japanese World War II divisions Category Infantry Divisions of Japan Category Military units and formations established in 1938 ja 27 pt 27 Divis o Jap o ... more details
Division of the HomeArmy during the Operation Tempest . The 7th InfantryDivision Lang pl 7. Dywizja Piechoty , 7 DP was the name of several units of the Polish Army . The original division was formed ..., the PPA 7th InfantryDivision, under the control of the Second ArmyPoland Second Army , was assigned ... of the Niemen as part of the Polish 3rd Army. After the war the division was dispersed in several barracks in western Poland, among them in Cz stochowa , Piotrk w Trybunalski , Lubliniec and d . Mobilized prior to the outbreak of World War II, it took fought in the Invasion of Poland 1939 Invasion of Poland during 1939 as part of the Krak w Army s northern wing. Dislocated on the main axis of the German panzer assault, the division was surrounded on September 3 and almost destroyed the following ... Division was recreated in the Soviet Union as part of the Anders Army Polish Armed Forces in the East . Withdrawn to Persia , it was disbanded and its units were attached to the 6th Division. During the Operation Tempest , the division was recreated by the Radom Kielce inspectorate of Armia Krajowa . Composed of two regiments 27th and 74th , it took part in heavy fights against the Germans. After central Poland had been taken over by the Soviet Army, the majority of its soldiers returned to the underground ... regiment. Insufficiently equipped and trained, the unit was attached to the Second ArmyPoland ... Org. of the Minister of National Defence, on September 4, 1956, the 7 u ycka InfantryDivision was reorganized as the 2nd Warsaw Mechanized Division. The division headquarters was at Nysa, Poland Nysa . Bibliography for 1919 39 7th InfantryDivision Piotr Zarzycki, Plan mobilizacyjny W . Wykaz ... Category Military units and formations established in 1918 Category Infantry divisions of Poland 07th Category 1918 establishments in Poland fr 7e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 7 Dywizja Piechoty ... People s Army formed under guidance of the Soviet Union received the same number see pl 7 u ycka ... more details
Division United States 26th InfantryDivision next 28th InfantryDivision United States 28th InfantryDivision The 27thInfantryDivision was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name 27thInfantryDivision 1917 1954 br 27th Armored Division 1954 67 image Image 27thInfantryDivision SSI.svg 200px caption 27thInfantryDivision ... . Saw service with several British and the 30th InfantryDivision, U.S. Army. Initially stationed ... Quartermaster Bn. Combat chronicle The 27thInfantryDivision arrived in Hawaii, 21 May 1942, to defend ... Army 027th InfantryDivision, U.S. Category United States Army divisions during World War II Infantry ... br c.1946 54 br 1954 67 27th Armored Division country United States of America allegiance United States ... march mascot battles World War I br World War II br Iraq War Iraq Campaign as 27thInfantry Brigade ... in May 1917. The 6th Division designation was changed to the 27thDivision in July 1917. ref ... 1998 id CMH Pub 60 14 ref World War I The New York 27thDivision was one of only three Divisions ... historic reghist wwi infantry 27thInfDiv 27thInfDivMain.htm. ref Designated 20 July 1917 as the 27thDivision of the New York National Guard. Deployed Designation 27thDivision, American Expeditionary ... Expeditionary Force Initial Organization carried over from 6th Division Three Brigades Three Infantry Regiments each Organization Jul Nov 1917 Headquarters Division 1st Brigade 7th Infantry 12th ... 104th Machine Gun Battalion assigned to Division 105th Machine Gun Battalion assigned to 53rd Infantry ... reassigned upon arrival in France, and those elements did not see service with the 27thDivision ... ended the fighting and the division was sent home in February 1919, to be mustered out several months ... among the 3rd InfantryDivision United States 3rd , 9th InfantryDivision United States 9th , 23rd InfantryDivision United States Americal and the 2nd Armored Division United States 2nd Armored ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox military unit unit name 28th InfantryDivision br small 28. Dywizja Piechoty small image caption dates 1921 1944 country Poland allegiance branch land forces type infantry role general purpose size command structure current commander garrison Warsaw ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron Warsaw, Stefan Okrzeja in 1944 motto colors march mascot battles Battle of d , Battle of Modlin , Battle of Warsaw 1939 , Warsaw Uprising notable commanders W adys aw Bo cza Uzdowski , Edward Pfeiffer anniversaries The 28 Dywizja Piechoty was a Polish ArmyinfantryDivision military division which saw action against the invading Nazi Germany Germans during the Invasion of Poland 1939 Invasion of Poland of World War II . The division suffered heavy casualties in battles near d and the remnants retreated to Warsaw , where they surrendered. Commanders Brigadier General gen.bryg. W adys aw Bo cza Uzdowski Order of battle HQ Lang pl S uzby 15th Wolfs Infantry Regiment Lang pl 15 pu k piechoty Wilk w 36th Academic s Legion Infantry Regiment Lang pl 36 pu k piechoty Legii Akademickiej 72nd P k. Dioznizy Czachowski s Infantry Regiment Lang pl 72 pu k piechoty im. p k. Dionizego Czachowskiego 28th Light Artillery Regiment Lang pl 28 pu k artylerii lekkiej 28th Heavy Artillery Squadron Lang pl 28 dywizjon artylerii ci zkiej 28th AA Artillery Battery Lang pl 28 bateria artylerii p lot. 28th Engineers Battalion Lang pl 28 batalion saper w 28th Telephone Company Lang pl 28 kompania telefoniczna Divisional Cavalry Lang pl kawaleria dywizyjna 13th Bicycle Infantry Company Lang pl 13 kompania kolarzy 117th Mobile HMG Company Lang pl 117 kompania ckm na taczankach See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 27th Category Military units and formations established in 1921 Category Infantry divisions of Poland27thPoland mil stub WWII stub fr 28e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 28 Dywizja ... more details
refimprove date October 2011 Not to be confused with 5th Kresowa InfantryDivisionPoland . 5th Lw w InfantryDivision Polish 5 Lwowska Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, with headquarters stationed in Lw w . It was created on May 20, 1919, during the Polish Ukrainian War in Eastern Galicia. ref Dziennik Rozkaz w Wojskowych Nr 41 z 12.04.1919 r. ref Originally, it consisted of three infantry regiments, but later it was strengthened with additional two. During Polish September Campaign it was commanded by General Juliusz Zulauf . The Division consisted of these regiments 19th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Lw w and Brze any 26th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Grodek Jagiellonski 38th Lw w Rifles Infantry Regiment, stationed in Przemy l 39th Lw w Rifles Infantry Regiment, stationed in Jaros aw 40th Children of Lw w Infantry Regiment, stationed in Lw w Polish September Campaign The division, without the 19th Infantry Regiment which had been transferred to the Pomorze Army , was in early September 1939 transported to the area of the fortress of Modlin Fortress Modlin . This part of Poland was regarded as crucial in Polish defensive plans, because of the Wehrmacht s advance towards Warsaw from Eastern Prussia . The Division was ordered to hold such locations ... afterwards, the Division was destroyed and its remnants withdrew to the Polish capital. Operation Tempest In the first half of 1944 the 5th I.D. was recreated as the 5th Children of Lw w InfantryDivision of the HomeArmy . Commanded by Colonel Stefan Czerwinski , it took part in the Operation Tempest in the area of Lw w. Together with the 14th Uhlan Regiment of the HomeArmy, the Division numbered ... Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Category Infantry divisions of Poland 5th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 5th Category Military units and formations established in 1919 fr 5e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 5 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2010 10th InfantryDivision 10. Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army during the interbellum period, which took part in the 1939 German Invasion of Poland . It was created in 1919 from the former Polish 4th Rifle Division . Stationed in Lodz and commanded in 1939 by General Franciszek Dindorf Ankowicz, it was part of the Army Lodz . Its task was to defend the fortified area along the upper Warta river, near the interwar border of Poland and Germany . Since early morning of 1 September 1939, the Division was mercilessly attacked by the German 8th Army Wehrmacht Eighth Army , supported by aircraft and artillery. The Poles managed to keep their positions until ... late, after the Germans of the 17th InfantryDivision Wehrmacht 17th InfantryDivision had already crossed the Warta in some spots. Soon afterwards, the 10th InfantryDivision was attacked by the German 10th and 24th infantry divisions and after a bloody battle, it was defeated. Remains were gathered ..., the Division was scattered, a group of soldiers crossed the Vistula near Otwock . Later formations There were at least three other Polish 10th Infantry Divisions formed during World War II and shortly afterwards. The first was a briefly formed formation which was part of the Anders Army in the Soviet Union , but was disbanded before the Anders Army was evacuated through Iran to the West. The second was a HomeArmy formation. The third was another element of the Polish Armed Forces in the East , which formed part of the Second ArmyPoland Second Army in 1944 1945. After the war it eventually became the 10th Armoured Division of the Polish People s Army in 1949 1950. References references Use dmy dates date October 2010 Category Infantry divisions of Poland Category Military units and formations established in 1919 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 fr 10e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 10 Dywizja Piechoty ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Polish 19th InfantryDivision was formed from parts of the 1st Lithuanian Belarusian InfantryDivision in 1923. At that time it was commanded for several years by gen. Walerian Czuma and stationed in Wilno . During the Invasion of Poland 1939 Invasion of Poland in 1939 it was commanded by gen. J zef Kwaciszewski and was a part of the Prusy Army . Later it was recreated as a Polish resistance movement in World War II partisan unit and took part in the Operation Ostra Brama in 1944. References references Category Infantry divisions of Poland 19th Category Military units and formations established in 1923 Poland mil stub Poland hist stub fr 19e Division d infanterie Pologne ... more details
sources date November 2011 17 Greater PolandInfantryDivision was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period. It was garrisoned in Gniezno and neighboring towns, such as Pleszew and Wrze nia . The unit was formed on June 9, 1919, as 3rd Division of Greater Poland Rifles. In 1921 it was renamed into 17 Greater PolandInfantryDivision. During the Polish September Campaign , the Division, under Colonel Mieczyslaw Mozdyniewicz , was part of the Pozna Army . It was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in mid September 1939, during the Battle of the Bzura . The 17th Division was briefly reformed as part of the People s Army of Poland in 1945 46. ref Jerzy Kajetanowicz Polskie wojska l dowe 1945 1960 sk ad bojowy, struktury organizacyjne i uzbrojenie. Toru ysomice Europejskie Centrum Edukacyjne, 2005. ISBN 83 88089 67 6, and M. Szczurowski S ownik biograficzny wy szych dow dc w LWP , s. 122 124. ref References references See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Coord 52.534925 N 17.582658 E display title Category Infantry divisions of Poland 17th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 17th Poland mil stub fr 17e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 17 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2011 The 25th InfantryDivision Polish 25 Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic interbellum period , created in 1921 with headquarters in Kalisz . It consisted of the following regiments 29th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Kalisz , 56th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Krotoszyn , 60th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Ostr w Wielkopolski . During the Polish September Campaign the Division, under General Franciszek Alter , was part of the Pozna Army . It took part in the border battle, defending Krotoszyn on 1 September 1939. However, parts of the 56th Infantry Regiment were defeated near Rawicz . For the next days, the Division was in retreat, together with the whole Army. On 8 September it was positioned near Ko o , then it took part in the Battle of the Bzura , attacking the Germans at Ozork w and czyca . In the evening of 9 September the division managed to recapture czyca, but a few days later it was ordered to retreat. On 17 September the unit forced its way into the Kampinos Forest Kampinos Wilderness , where it soon afterwards engaged in bloody skirmishes. After 20 September the remnants of the Division reached Warsaw, taking part in the defence of the city. See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Category Infantry divisions of Poland 25th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 25th fr 25e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 25 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2011 The Polish 26th InfantryDivision lang pl 26 Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army , which took part in the Polish September Campaign . It was formed as 4th InfantryDivisionPoland in southern Poland former Austrian province of Galicia Central Europe Galicia in April 1919. Its regiments originally stationed in such towns as Cieszyn , Jaros aw and Przemy l . In 1921, the Division was renamed into 26th I.D. and it was moved north to Skierniewice and vicinity. It consisted of these regiments 10th Infantry Regiment, stationed in owicz , 18th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Skierniewice, 37th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Kutno , 26th Light Artillery Regiment, stationed in Skierniewice. During the Invasion of Poland , the Division, under Colonel Adam Brzechwa Ajdukiewicz , was part of Pozna Army , but on the fifth day of the war it was moved to Pomorze Army and, together with the Polish 15th InfantryDivision 15th I.D. , it created Operational Group of General Zdzis aw Przyja kowski . On September 6, 1939, the division was in the area of Inowroc aw , soon afterwards it was used in the Battle of the Bzura , covering eastern wing of the Pomorze Army. After initial success of Polish offensive, during which the Division recaptured several locations, the Germans organized a counterattack. The 26th I.D. was subsequently destroyed. See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Category Infantry divisions of Poland 26th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 26th Category Military units and formations established in 1919 fr 26e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 26 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... more details
references date November 2011 The Polish 44th InfantryDivision was a reserve unit of the Polish Army , which took part in the Polish September Campaign . Commanded by Colonel Eugeniusz Zongollowicz , it was concentrated in owicz and Piotrk w Trybunalski , at the rear of the d Army . However, due to speed of the Wehrmacht offensive, it had never been fully created. On September 4, 1939, parts of the division were ordered to defend the area of Be chat w , attacked by the German 1st Armored Division. The Germans managed to break through Polish positions, dispersed units of the 44th I.D. managed to get across the Vistula , and were ordered to head to Warsaw , where they took part in the defence of the city until capitulation on September 28, 1939. See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II References references Category Infantry divisions of Poland 44th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 44th Poland mil stub fr 44e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 44 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... more details
Kashubian InfantryDivision, in 1949 it was reformed into an Armoured Division and then The division was re formed as part of the People s Army of Poland in July 1945 on the basis of four reserve infantry ... Division Category Military units and formations established in 1919 Category Infantry divisions of Poland 10 19 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II fr 16e Division d infanterie Pologne ...Citations missing date April 2009 The 16th Pomeranian InfantryDivision lang pl 16. Pomorska Dywizja Piechoty was a military unit of the Polish Army . It was first raised on 16 August 1919 during the Polish ... of World War II the division fought briefly against the advancing German Army before being destroyed on 19 September 1939 after being surrounded in the Kampinos Forest. The Division was raised once more in 1945 following the Soviet take over of Poland, however, it did not see further action during ... as the 16th Mechanised DivisionPoland 16th Mechanised Division . History Formation The Polish 16th InfantryDivision was created on August 16, 1919 during the Greater Poland Uprising 1918&ndash 1919 Greater Poland Uprising under the name of Pomerania n Rifle Division lang pl 4. Dywizja Strzelc w Pomorskich . After the uprising it was officially accepted into the Polish Army and took part ... Army the division took part in the Kiev Offensive . Withdrawn to the area of Wieprz , it was attached ... Years After the war the division was stationed in its home region of Pomerania. Its regiments were ... War II After the outbreak of the Invasion of Poland 1939 Polish Defensive War the division entered ... Army, the division was pushed back to the other side of the Osa river. Suffering from a nervous ... Anders Polish II Corps . After the Soviet take over of Poland, the division was recreated in Gda sk ... the division consisted of headquarters in Gda sk, the 51st Infantry Regiment at Malbork , the 55th ..., 16th Kashubian InfantryDivision was reorganised as the 16th Kashubian Tank Division and moved ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 The 38th InfantryDivision Reserve was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period see Second Polish Republic . It was created by merging several units of the Border Defence Corps , and its purpose was to support activities of Army Krak w and Army Karpaty , which guarded southern border of Poland. Its commandant was Colonel Alojzy Wir Konas . The Division was formed on September 9, 1939 see Polish September Campaign . After concentration, which took place in the area of Nizankowice , it was transferred to the Army Karpaty and on September 11, it began withdrawal towards the Romanian Bridgehead . On the road, it recaptured the town of Sadowa Wisznia , which had been occupied by German 1st Mountain Division. On September 17 the Division found itself in the area of Jan w Lubelski , where it was surrounded by the Germans. A battle ensued, in the evening the Division reached Brzuchowice in the suburbs of Lw w . Two days later the survivors managed to enter Lw w. See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II References references DEFAULTSORT 38th Category Infantry divisions of Poland Category Military units and formations established in 1939 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1939 Poland mil stub fr 38e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 38 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... more details
The 8th InfantryDivision was a division military tactical unit of the Polish Army . It was active in the Polish Bolshevik War , as well as during the Invasion of Poland 1939 Invasion of Poland in 1939. During World War II , the division was reformed twice as part of two distinct armed forces once as part of the HomeArmy during the Warsaw Uprising and again as part of the Polish Army in the East . History Polish Bolshevik War The division was formed at the end of World War I as one of the first ... InfantryDivision , which became the direct predecessor of the modern 8th Mechanised DivisionPoland ... of the war, in September 1920 the division then composed of four infantry regiments namely 13th ... of the General Staff, along with the Siberian Brigade and Polish 20th InfantryDivision 20th InfantryDivision . As part of Gen. Latinik s Operational Group of Gen. Wac aw Iwaszkiewicz Iwaszkiewicz s Polish 6th Army , the division then commanded by pu kownik Col. Stanis aw Burhardt Bukacki ... of 1939, prior to the Invasion of Poland 1939 invasion of Poland , the division was mobilized ... Infantry Regiment 32nd Infantry Regiment of podpu kownik Lt.Col. Stefan Zaj c . In the evening, the division ... by pu kownik Col. Bronis aw Rakowski and received the name of 8th InfantryDivision. However, it did ... of the HomeArmy decided to unite various partisan units into regular divisions that would later form the core of the recreated Polish Army . The new division scheme was based on the pre war territorial ... of the Warsaw Corps of the HomeArmy were reorganized into three divisions. One of them ... Forest, received the name of 8th Romuald Traugutt InfantryDivision. Commanded by podpu kownik ... the 8th Division of the Polish People s Army in the area of Siedlce . The division, as well as its ... success and the division received the name of 8th Dresden InfantryDivision and the new patron ... divisions of Poland 08th Category 1918 establishments in Poland fr 8e Division d infanterie ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2010 15th Greater PolandInfantryDivision Polish 15 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic interbellum period . Founded on February 17, 1920, it was based on the 2nd Greater Poland Rifles Division. It actively participated in the Polish Soviet War , including the Battle of Warsaw 1920 Battle of Warsaw . After Polish victory, the Division chased the Red Army out of Mazovia , from the area of om a and Mi sk Mazowiecki . After the conflict, the Division was stationed in Bydgoszcz , with one regiment in nearby Inowroc aw . It was commanded by General Wladyslaw Jung 1920 , General Wiktor Thommee 1924 1926 and 1928 1934 , and General Zdzislaw Wincenty Przyjalkowski , during the Polish September Campaign . In August 1939, with prospect of war growing, the Division was ordered to defend southwestern sector of the Polish Corridor between Bydgoszcz and Naklo . Backed by some field fortifications and located along the Brda , it successfully defended attacks of the 50th InfantryDivision Germany 50th InfantryDivision and the Netze Brigade of the Wehrmacht between September 1 and 2. Its rear units, remaining in Bydgoszcz, took part in the Bloody Sunday 1939 , on September 3. On the same day, the Division was ordered to retreat towards the Bzura and the Bydgoszcz Canal . Then, it withdrew to Toru , continually attacked by the Wehrmacht and the Luftwaffe . Between September 9 and 18, the unit took part in the Battle of the Bzura , covering rear areas of Polish troops. After its defeat, the Division gathered around ... The 15th InfantryDivision was reformed in the Polish People s Army after the war see pl 15 Dywizja Piechoty LWP . See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to WWII References references Category Infantry divisions of Poland 15th Category Military units and formations established in 1920 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 15th fr 15e Division d infanterie ... more details
Polish 24th InfantryDivision lang pl 24. Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign . The Division was created in 1921, and its ... to World War II Category Infantry divisions of Poland 24th Category Military units and formations established in 1921 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 24th Category Military ... in the final days of the September 1939 campaign . The 24th Division s headquarters were located ... of 17th Infantry Regiment Rzesz w , 38th Infantry Regiment of Lw w Rifles Przemy l , 39th Infantry ... . Polish September Campaign The 24th Division, commanded by Colonel Boleslaw Maria Krzyzanowski, remained ... , where it was supposed to man the line Pilzno Szynwald Tuch w . Attached to the Karpaty Army , on September 6 it was engaged in havy fighting with advancing 4th Light Division of the Wehrmacht . In the evening of that day, General Kazimierz Fabrycy ordered the Division to withdraw towards the Wis oka ..., Colonel Boleslaw Maria Krzyzanowski lost his ability to command the Division and was replaced by Colonel Boleslaw Schwarzenberg Czerny. Contrary to orders of General Fabrycy, the Division retreated ... were engaged in heavy fighting with 2nd Mountain Division Germany German Second Mountain Division near ... Union Soviet attack on Kresy eastern Poland reached General Sosnkowski, he decided to change plans ... any more, were let go. Meanwhile, units of the 24th were fighting 5th Panzer Division Wehrmacht 5th Panzer Division in the area of Rzesna Ruska. Soon afterwards, Soviet tanks appeared around Lw w, and General Sosnkowski decided to dismiss the Division, which ceased to exist. Operation Tempest The 24th InfantryDivision was recreated in the summer of 1944, during the Operation Tempest , as part of the HomeArmy . Sources Tadeusz Jurga Wojsko Polskie kr tki informator historyczny o Wojsku Polskim ... mig y Rydz Rydz and the Defense of Poland , New York, 1978. Kazimierz Sosnkowski Cieniom Wrzes nia ... more details
. Polish Peoples Army The 12 InfantryDivision pl 12 Dywizja Piechoty LWP was reformed within the People s Army of Poland in 1945, as a part of the Second ArmyPoland Second Army . Its main task was to protect the border in the region of Szczecin . A combined infantry regiment from the division took part in Operation Vistula in 1947, against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army . In December 1958 the 12th InfantryDivision was reorganized as a mechanised division pl 12 Dywizja Zmechanizowana . ref Order ...Polish 12th Kresy InfantryDivision Polish 12 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty , was a tactical unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which was stationed in Tarnopol . It consisted of several regiments, scattered in towns of Podolia 51st Kresy Rifles Infantry Regiment of Giuseppe Garibaldi , stationed in Brze any and Czortkow , 52nd Kresy Rifles Infantry Regiment, stationed in Zloczow , 54th Kresy Rifles Infantry Regiment, stationed in Tarnopol , 12th Kresy Light Artillery Regiment, stationed in Zloczow, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment, stationed in Tarnopol. Polish September Campaign In June 1939 the Division, under General Gustaw Paszkiewicz , was ordered to remain in reserve, and became part of the southern wing of the Prusy Army . In early September 1939, it was transported from Tarnopol ..., the 12th Mechanised Division comprises 2nd Polish 2nd Legions InfantryDivision Legion Mechanized ... Infantry divisions of Poland 12th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 12th fr 12e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 12 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... towards I a . There, it engaged in combat with 3rd Light Division of the Wehrmacht . In the following ..., the Poles panicked, the Division was cut off from the line of the Vistula and as such ceased ... Coastal Defence Brigade S upsk 12th Mechanised Brigade Szczecin The division is part of the NATO aligned Multinational Corps North East . References references See also Polish army order of battle ... more details
references date October 2011 The Polish 39th InfantryDivision was a reserve unit of the Polish Army , which took part in the Polish September Campaign . Commanded by General Brunon Olbrycht , it was part of the Prusy Army and was concentrated in the area of the Holy Cross Mountains . The Division was completed on September 10, 1939 and it was ordered to defend the Vistula river line between the towns of D blin and Kazimierz Dolny . Due to General Olbrycht s sickness, it was de facto commanded by Colonel Bronis aw Duch . On September 14, the 39th, which had become part of the Lublin Army , withdrew towards Che m . Five days later, it engaged the Wehrmacht in Krasnystaw , then fought the German 4th Light Division near Zamo . The Division took part in the Battle of Tomasz w Lubelski and capitulated on September 26, 1939. References references See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Category Infantry divisions of Poland 39th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 39th Poland mil stub fr 39e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 39 Dywizja Piechoty II RP ... more details
14 Greater PolandInfantryDivision Polish 14 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic interbellum period , which took part in the Polish September Campaign . It was created in January 1919 in Poznan , as part of Polish forces fighting in the Greater Poland Uprising 1918 1919 . Its organizer and first commandant was General Filip Dubiski . In the following months, several regiments creater in the Greater Poland towns joined the unit, and in the summer of 1919, the Division was sent to the east, to fight the Red Army south of Polotsk . On December 19, 1919, its name was changed from 1st Division of Greater Poland rifles into 14 Greater PolandInfantryDivision. The unit fought in the Polish Soviet war , and in December 1920, after the truce, it returned to its homeland, to Poznan. According to the Plan Wschod , the Division was supposed to serve as a rear unit, but as in late 1930s German threat became real, on March 23, 1939, the Division became part of newly created Poznan Army , under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba see Plan Zachod . Mobilization took place between August 24 and 27. As the Wehrmacht did not cary out attacks on Greater Poland in the first days of the Polish September Campaign , the Division did not engage in combat until ... Warsaw. There, they fought until capitulation, on Sept. 28. TO&E HQ 55th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment 58th Infantry Regiment 14th Light Artillery Regiment 14th Heavy Artillery Battalion 71st AA Artillery Battery 14th Telephone Company 71st Mobile HMG Company Bicycle Infantry Company Divisional Cavalry See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to WWII 1939 Infantry Regiment Poland References references Category Infantry divisions of Poland 14th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 14th fr 14e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 14 Wielkopolska ... the Division tried to cross the Bzura and reach the Kampinos Forest but without success. Only few ... more details
unreferenced date August 2009 13th Kresy InfantryDivision Polish 13 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period. Its origins go back to the World War I , when in June 1918 the 1st DivisionDivision of Polish Rifles 1 Dywizja Strzelc w Polskich was formed in the France French town of Villeres Marmery . On July 8, 1918, the Division consisted of 227 officers and 10.000 ..., the unit, after having been transformed to Poland, was renamed by J zef Pi sudski into 13th InfantryDivision. Soon afterwards, it took part in the Polish Soviet War , after which it was garrisoned ... . Invasion of Poland The Division, under Colonel Wladyslaw Zubosz Kalinski , was mobilised on August ... part of the Prusy Army and was transferred south, near the central Poland s rail junction of Koluszki . There, it remained as a rear unit, the last Polish division defending access to Warsaw . On September ... of the 13th InfantryDivision panick ed and deserter deserted , those who remained, managed to cross the Vistula on September 11. On the eastern shore of the river, the Division s remnants were recreated by Colonel Waclaw Szalewicz and renamed as the 13th Infantry Brigade. This unit fought German 7th InfantryDivision near Przemy l and Jaros aw . The 2000 soldiers of the recreated division that remained in central Poland tried to fight their way towards besieged Warsaw, but were stopped .... Only 150 soldiers of the division were able to reach the capital of Poland, before it capitulated. References references See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Category Infantry divisions of Poland 13th Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II 13th Category Military units and formations established in 1918 Category 1918 establishments in Poland fr 13e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 13 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty ... Hoppner . With help from Luftwaffe , units of the German 4th Armored Division managed to break through ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2010 23rd InfantryDivision 23. Dywizja Piechoty was a unit of the Polish Army in the interwar period 1921 1939 . Created in 1921, its headquarters were stationed in Upper Silesian town of Tarnowskie G ry . Also, some other units were located in garrisons across the Polish part of Upper Silesia in Katowice 73rd Infantry Regiment, 11rd Infantry Regiment in Chorz w , Rybnik and Wielkie Hajduki 75th Infantry Regiment, in ory and B dzin 23rd Light Artillery Regiment. in the structure of the division was hide Fortres Grup Colonel Klaczy ski. In October 1938 the Division, under General Jan Jagmin Sadowski , participated in the annexation of Zaolzie . A year later, in September 1939, it took part in the Polish September Campaign . Commanded by Colonel Wladyslaw Powierza , it was part of Operational Group Silesia Jagmin of the Army Krak w gen. A.Szyling. On September 1 and 2, the unit defended flank s the so called Fortified Silesian Area, then it was ordered to support the 55th I.D., which was fighting around Wyry and Kobi r . After several skirmishes with German 28th I.D., the Poles withdrew towards the Nida River . Between September 4 and 20, the Division retreated eastwards, repelling German attacks and beating the enemy in Bi goraj . On September 19, the Division joined units attacking Tomasz w Lubelski , but these efforts were fruitless. It fought until the capitulation of Army Krak w, September 20. See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II References references Further reading Tadeusz Jurga Wojsko Polskie kr tki informator historyczny o Wojsku Polskim w latach II wojny wiatowej. 7, Regularne jednostki Wojska ... i brygad. Warszawa Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej 1975. DEFAULTSORT 23rd Category Infantry divisions of Poland Category Military units and formations established in 1921 Category Infantry divisions of Poland in World War II fr 23e Division d infanterie Pologne pl 23 G rno l ska Dywizja Piechoty ... more details
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