page_title: II Corps (Poland)
section_title: Order of battle
hierarchical_section_title: II Corps (Poland) / Order of battle
caption_attribution_description: Odznaka 2 Korpusu Polskiego PSZ
context_page_description: The Polish II Corps, 1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fought with distinction in the Italian Campaign, in particular at the Battle of Monte Cassino. By the end of 1945, the corps had grown to well over 100,000 soldiers.
context_section_description: At the time of its demobilisation in 1946, the 2nd Polish Corps establishment was as follows: (Note that there were some differences between this order of battle and the one at the time of the battle for Monte Cassino in 1944.)
  Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division CO: Maj. Gen. Bronisław Duch
  1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade
  1st Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  2nd Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  3rd Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  2nd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
  4th Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  5th Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  6th Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
  7th Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  8th Carpathian Rifle Battalion
  9th “Boloński” Carpathian Rifle Battalion (Named for liberating Bologna)
  Other Divisional Units
  7th Lubelski Uhlan Regiment (Divisional Reconnaissance)
  1st Carpathian Light Artillery Regiment
  2nd Carpathian Light Artillery Regiment
  3rd Carpathian Light Artillery Regiment
  3rd Carpathian Anti-tank Regiment
  3rd Light Anti-aircraft Regiment
  3rd Heavy Machine Gun Battalion
  3rd Carpathian Sapper (Engineer) Battalion
  1st Carpathian Field Engineer Company
  2nd Carpathian Field Engineer Company
  3rd Carpathian Field Engineer Company
  3rd Carpathian Field Park Company
  3rd Carpathian Signals Battalion
  5th Kresowa Infantry Division CO: Brig. Gen. Nikodem Sulik
  4th Wolyńska Infantry Brigade
  10th Wolyńska Rifle Battalion
  11th Wolyńska Rifle Battalion
  12th Wolyńska Rifle Battalion
  5th Wilno Infantry Brigade
  13th Wilenski Rifle Battalion "Rysiow"
  14th Wilenski Rifle Battalion "Zbikow"
  15th Wilenski Rifle Battalion "Wilkow"
  6th Lwów Infantry Brigade
  16th Lwowski Rifle Battalion
  17th Lwowski Rifle Battalion
  18th Lwowski Rifle Battalion
  Other divisional unit
  25th Wielkopolski Uhlan Regiment
  4th Kresowy Light Artillery Regiment
  5th Wileński Light Artillery Regiment
  6th Lwowski Light Artillery Regiment
  5th Kresowy Anti-tank Regiment
  5th Kresowy Light Anti-aircraft Regiment
  5th Kresowy Heavy Machine Gun Battalion
  5th Kresowa Sapper (Engineer) Battalion
  4th Kresowa Field Engineer Company
  5th Kresowa Field Engineer Company
  6th Kresowa Field Engineer Company
  5th Kresowa Field Park Company
  5th Kresowy Signals Battalion
  5th Military Police (Provost) Squadron
  2nd Warsaw Armoured Division. CO: Brig.Gen. Bronisław Rakowski
  Carpathian Uhlan/Lancer Regiment (Divisional Reconnaissance)
  2nd Warsaw Armoured Brigade
  4th ‘Skorpion’ Armoured Regiment
  1st Krechowiecki Uhlan Regiment
  6th ‘Children of Lwów’ Armoured Regiment
  2nd Motorised Independent Polish Commando Company
  16th Pomorska Infantry Brigade
  64th Pomorski Infantry Battalion
  66th Pomorski Infantry Battalion
  68th Pomorski Infantry Battalion
  16th Pomorski Support Company
  Other divisional units
  HQ Division Artillery
  7th Horse Artillery Regiment
  16th Pomorski Light Artillery Regiment
  2nd Anti-tank Regiment
  2nd Light Anti-aircraft Regiment
  2nd Warszawski Signals Battalion
  2nd Warszawski Engineer Battalion
  9th Forward Tank Replacement Squadron
  9th Supply Company
  19th Supply Company
  28th Supply Company
  9th Workshop Company
  16th Workshop Company
  2nd Armoured Division Military Police (Provost) Company
  9th Field Court
  343 Anti-malaria Section
  14th WIELKOPOLSKA Armoured Brigade
  15th Poznań Uhlans Regiment (Previously part of 5th Kresowa Division)
  3rd Śląsk Uhlan Regiment
  10th Hussar Regiment
  14th Forward Tank Replacement Squadron
  14th Wielkopolska Engineer Company
  14th Wielkopolska Signals Squadron
  14th Workshop Company
  14th Supply Company
  14th Military Police (Provost) Squadron
  16th Field Court
  Headquarters 2nd Corps
  12th Podolski Uhlan Regiment (Headquarters Recce) (Previously part of 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division)
  7th Armoured Regiment
  7th Anti-tank Regiment
  7th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment
  8th Medium Anti-aircraft Regiment
  10th Hussar Regiment
  1st Artillery Survey Regiment
  663 Polish Air Observation Post Squadron
  2nd Corp General Staff Defence Company
  2nd Corps Artillery Group CO: Brig. Gen. LUDWIG ZABKOWSKI
  9th Heavy Artillery Regiment
  10th Medium Artillery Regiment Unit Code 3501
  11th Medium Artillery Regiment
  12th Medium Artillery Regiment
  13th Medium Artillery Regiment
  Other HQ Units
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caption: Badge of the Polish 2nd Corps
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