• Source: List of Polish divisions in World War II

This is a list of Polish divisions in World War II.




Polish divisions in September 1939 Campaign


1st Legions Infantry Division of Józef Piłsudski (stationed in Wilno) - Brig. Gen. Wincenty Kowalski
2nd Legions Infantry Division (stationed in Kielce) - Col. Edward Dojan-Surówka, after September 8, 1939 col. Antoni Staich
3rd Legions Infantry Division (stationed in Zamość) - Col. Marian Turowski
4th Toruń Infantry Division (stationed in Toruń) - Col. Tadeusz Lubicz-Niezabitowski, after September 4, 1939 Col. Mieczysław Rawicz-Mysłowski, after September 12 Col. Józef Werobej
5th Lwów Infantry Division (stationed in Lwów) - Gen. Juliusz Zulauf
6th Kraków Infantry Division (stationed in Kraków) - Gen. Bernard Mond
7th Częstochowa Infantry Division (stationed in Częstochowa) - Brig. Gen. Janusz Gąsiorowski
8th Infantry Division (stationed in Modlin) - Col. Tadeusz Wyrwa-Furgalski
9th Siedlce Infantry Division (stationed in Siedlce) - Col. Józef Werobej
10th Łódź Infantry Division (stationed in Łódź) -Gen. Franciszek Dindorf-Ankowicz
11th Carpathian Infantry Division (stationed in Stanisławów) - Col. Bronisław Prugar-Ketling
12th Tarnopol Infantry Division (stationed in Tarnopol) - Gen. Gustaw Paszkiewicz
13th Kresy Infantry Division (stationed in Równe) - Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński
14th Greater Poland Infantry Division (stationed in Poznań) - Gen. Franciszek Wład
15th Greater Poland Infantry Division (stationed in Bydgoszcz) - Gen. Wacław Przyjałkowski
16th Pomeranian Infantry Division (stationed in Grudziądz) - Col. Stanisław Świtalski, after September 2, 1939 Col. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
17th Greater Poland Infantry Division (stationed in Gniezno) - Col. Mieczysław Stanisław Mozdyniewicz
18th Łomża Infantry Division (stationed in Łomża) - Col. Stefan Kossecki
19th Infantry Division (stationed in Wilno) - Gen. Józef Kwaciszewski
20th Infantry Division (stationed in Baranowicze) - Col. Wilhelm Liszka-Lawicz
21st Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) (stationed in Bielsko-Biała) - Gen. Józef Kustroń
22nd Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) (stationed in Przemyśl) - Col. Leopold Engel-Ragis
23rd Upper Silesian Infantry Division (stationed in Katowice) - Col. Władysław Powierza
24th Jarosław Infantry Division (stationed in Jarosław) - Col. Aleksander Krzyżanowski, after September 8, 1939 Col. Bolesław Schwarzenberg-Czerny
25th Kalisz Infantry Division (stationed in Kalisz) - Gen. Franciszek Alter
26th Skierniewice Infantry Division (stationed in Skierniewice) - Col. Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz
27th Kowel Infantry Division (stationed in Kowel) - Gen. Juliusz Drapella
28th Warsaw Infantry Division (stationed in Warsaw) - Gen. Władysław Bończa-Uzdowski
29th Grodno Infantry Division (stationed in Grodno) - Col. Ignacy Oziewicz
30th Polesie Infantry Division (stationed in Kobryń) - Gen. Leopold Cehak
33rd Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Grodno) - Col. Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
35th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Wilno) - Col. Jarosław Szafran
36th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Czortków) - Col. Michał Ostrowski
38th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Łuniniec) - Col. Alojzy Wir-Konas
39th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Rembertów) - Gen. Bruno Olbrycht
41st Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Ostrów Mazowiecka) - Gen. Wacław Piekarski
44th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Łowicz) - Col. Eugeniusz Żongołłowicz
45th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Kraków) - Gen. Henryk Krok-Paszkowski
50th Infantry Division „Brzoza” - Col. Ottokar Brzoza-Brzezina
55th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Będzin) - Col. Stanisław Kalabiński
60th Infantry Division 'Kobryń' - Col. Adam Epler
Polish Cavalry Division 'Zaza' - Brig. Gen. Zygmunt Podhorski




Polish divisions in France 1939–40


1st Grenadier Division - Gen. Bronisław Duch
2nd Rifle Division - Gen. Bronisław Prugar-Ketling
3rd Infantry Division - Gen. Rudolf Dreszer
4th Infantry Division (Poland) - Col. Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
Polish Independent Highland Brigade - Gen. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (10éme Brigade de cavalerie motorisée) - Gen. Stanisław Maczek
Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade - Gen. Stanisław Kopański




Polish divisions & brigades on the Western and Italian Fronts


I Corps
1st Armoured Division
1st Independent Parachute Brigade
II Corps
3rd Carpathian Rifle Division
5th Kresowa Infantry Division
2nd Armoured Brigade




Polish divisions on the Eastern Fronts


First Polish Army
1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
1st Armoured Brigade "Westerplatte Heroes"
1st Warsaw Cavalry Brigade
in addition:
Army artillery: 5 Artillery Brigades (1-5), 1st AA-Artillery Division, 1st mortar regiment
1st Engineering Brigade
4th independent heavy tank regiment
13th SP-artillery regiment (SU-85 and ISU-152)
Second Army (Poland)
5th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
8th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
10th Infantry Division
16th Armoured Brigade,
2nd Artillery Division, 3rd AA-artillery Division, 3rd indep. mortar regiment
3 AT-artillery brigades (nos.9,11,14)
2nd Sapper Brigade
4th independent heavy tank regiment
28th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-85)
1st Armoured Corps: 3 armoured brigades, 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade - details below. Subordinated to the 2nd Army.
1st Motorized Infantry Brigade (Polish)(East)
2nd Armoured Brigade (2. Brygada Pancerna) - (65 x T-34/85)
3rd Armoured Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
24th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-85)
25th SP-artillery regiment (21 x ISU-122)
27th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-76M)
2nd mortar regiment
26th AA-artillery regiment
Rocket artillery battalion




Polish divisions of the underground armies


Home Army - brigade or division-sized units only
2nd Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) (Kielce-Radom)
Polish 8th Home Army Infantry Division (Warsaw Uprising)
19th Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) (Wilno)
27th Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) (Wołyń)
Cracovian Home Army Infantry Division
Cracovian Home Army Cavalry Brigade
National Armed Forces




See also


Polish contribution to World War II
History of Poland (1939–1945)

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