# 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