page_title: 18th Mechanized Division (Poland)
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: 18th Mechanized Division (Poland) / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: Structure of the Polish Army's 18th Mechanized Division after activation in September 2018
context_page_description: The 18th "Żelazna" Mechanised Division is a division of the Polish Armed Forces. The division was originally part of Polish Army during the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. Stationed in Łomża and commanded in 1939 by Colonel Stefan Kossecki, it was part of the Narew Independent Operational Group.
  The division was established in its modern form in September 2018 as part of an expansion of the Polish Army, partially as a result of heightened security threats to Poland. The division will have achieved initial operating capacity by the end of 2019, with further strengthening of the formation to be completed by the mid-2020s.
context_section_description: The 18th Mechanised Division (nicknamed The Iron Division) is headquartered in Siedlce and is structured as follows:
  18th Staff Battalion in Siedlce
  1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade "Tadeusz Kościuszko" in Wesoła
  Command Battalion in Wesoła
  Tank Battalion in Wesoła with Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks
  1st Mechanised Battalion in Chełm with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
  3rd Mechanised Battalion in Zamość with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
  Self-propelled Artillery Group in Chełm with 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers
  Anti-aircraft Group in Siedlce with ZUR-23-2 kg "Jodek-G" anti-aircraft systems and Grom surface-to-air missiles
  Reconnaissance Company in Siedlce with BRDM-2 vehicles
  Engineer Company in Siedlce
  Logistic Battalion in Wesoła
  21st Podhale Rifles (Mountain) Brigade "Brig. Gen. Mieczysław Boruta-Spiechowicz" in Rzeszów
  21st Command Battalion in Rzeszów
  1st Tank Battalion in Żurawica with T-72M1 main battle tanks
  1st Podhale Rifles Battalion in Rzeszow with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
  5th Podhale Rifles Battalion in Przemyśl with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
  22nd Carpathian Mountains Infantry Battalion in Kłodzko with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
  14th Self-propelled Artillery Group in Jarosław with 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers
  21st Anti-aircraft Group in Jarosław with Hibneryt anti-aircraft systems and Grom surface-to-air missiles
  16th Engineer Battalion in Nisko
  21st Logistic Battalion in Rzeszów
  In September 2019 the 19th Mechanized Brigade will be activated in Lublin and join the division.
caption: 18th Mechanised Division Structure (click image to enlarge)
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