List of Polish divisions in World War I
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The following is a list of Polish brigade and division-sized military units during World War I
and the subsequent Russian Civil War
. See also list of military divisions. Official names are given in parentheses.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the subsequent Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. See also list of military divisions. Official names are given in parentheses.
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| Polish 1st Rifle Division (1 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 1re Division Polonaise) Later 13th Infantry Division (Poland) | |
| Polish 2nd Rifle Division (2 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 2éme Division Polonaise) | |
| Polish 3rd Rifle Division (3 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 3éme Division Polonaise) | |
| Polish 4th Rifle Division (Poland) 4th Rifle Division (Poland) The Polish 4th Rifle Division was a Polish military unit, forming, together with the Polish 5th Rifle Division of the Blue Army, the only part of the Polish military which took part in the Russian Civil War... (4. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich)Later part of Haller's Blue army as 4th Division-renamed 10th Infantry Division (Poland) 10th Infantry Division (Poland) 10th Infantry Division 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... Col. Franciszek Zieliński |
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| Polish 5th Rifle Division (Poland) (5. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich)Later part of Haller's Blue army as 5th Division-renamed Polish 30th Infantry Division Polish 30th Infantry Division The 30th Polesie Infantry Division , was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period. It was stationed in Kobryn, as well as other towns of the Polesie Voivodeship - Brzesc nad Bugiem and Pinsk... generals Piotr Szymanowski, Adam Sławoczyński, Tadeusz Bylewski |
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| Polish 6th Rifle Division (6 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 3éme Division Polonaise) | |
| Polish 7th Rifle Division (7 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 7éme Division Polonaise) | |
| Polish Instructive Division (Dywizja Instrukcyjna) | |
| Polish Legion in Finland Polish Legion in Finland Polish Legion in Finland was a military unit which consisted of ethnic Poles, who had been soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army in World War I. Created on April 24, 1917 in Vyborg, it existed until March 1, 1918. It consisted of infantry battalion in Vyborg and infantry company in Ino and heavy... only existed from 1917 to 1918 |
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| Polish I Corps in Russia Polish I Corps in Russia Polish I Corps in Russia was a Polish military formation formed in Belarus, in August 1917 in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from soldiers of Polish origin serving in the Russian Army... (I Korpus Polski w Rosji) Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki Józef Dowbor-Musnicki Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki was a Polish military officer and commander, serving with the Imperial Russian and then Polish armies... |
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| Polish II Corps in Russia Polish II Corps in Russia The Polish II Corps in Russia was a Polish military formation formed in revolutionary Russia in 1917.-History:The Corps was formed at the initiative of the Chief Polish Military Committee , a Polish faction in the revolutionary and split Russian Empire military... Polish 4th Rifle Division (4 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich) Later formed 10th Infantry Division (Poland) 10th Infantry Division (Poland) 10th Infantry Division 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... (10. Dywizja Piechoty) general Lucjan Żeligowski Lucjan Zeligowski Lucjan Żeligowski , was a Polish general, and veteran of World War I, the Polish-Soviet War and World War II. He is mostly remembered for his role in Żeligowski's Mutiny and as head of a short-lived Republic of Central Lithuania.-Biography:... |
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| Polish II Corps in Russia Polish II Corps in Russia The Polish II Corps in Russia was a Polish military formation formed in revolutionary Russia in 1917.-History:The Corps was formed at the initiative of the Chief Polish Military Committee , a Polish faction in the revolutionary and split Russian Empire military... Polish 5th Rifle Division Polish 5th Rifle Division Polish 5th Siberian Rifle Division was a Polish military unit formed in 1919 in Russia during World War I. The division fought during the Polish-Bolshevik War, but as it was attached to the White Russian formations, it is considered to have fought more in the Russian Civil War... (5 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich) Later formed into 2 regiments of Polish army of which 1 regiment was formed as 82nd Siberian Infantry Regiment (Polish: 82 Syberyjski pułk piechoty) colonel Walerian Czuma Walerian Czuma Walerian Czuma was a Polish general and military commander. He is notable for his command over a Polish unit in Siberia during the Russian Civil War and the commander of the defence of Warsaw during the siege of that city in 1939.-Biography:... |
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| Polish Light Brigade (Brygada Lekka) Juliusz Rómmel Juliusz Rómmel Juliusz Karol Wilhelm Józef Rómmel was a Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army. During the Polish-Bolshevik War, he gained great fame for achieving a decisive victory in the Battle of Komarów, the largest cavalry engagement of the 20th century... |
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| 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division (1. Dywizja Litewsko-Białoruska, Belarusian: 1-ая Літоўска-Беларуская дывізія) Later 19th Infantry Division (Poland) |
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| 2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division 2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division The 2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division was a unit of the Polish Army formed in July 1919 from parts of the 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division during the Polish–Soviet War. The division suffered heavy casualties during the Soviet invasion in summer 1920; some soldiers were forced to retreat into... (2. Dywizja Litewsko-Białoruska, Belarusian: 2-ая Літоўска-Беларуская дывізія) Later 20th Infantry Division (Poland) 20th Infantry Division (Poland) 20th Infantry Division was a unit of the Polish Army during the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign. It was formed in 1920 from the reorganization of the 2nd Lithuanian-Belarusian Division... |
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| 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions (1 Brygada Legionów Polskich) Józef Piłsudski |
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| 2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions (2 Brygada Legionów Polskich) Józef Haller de Hallenburg Józef Haller de Hallenburg Józef Haller de Hallenburg was a Lieutenant General of the Polish Army, legionary in Polish Legions, harcmistrz , the President of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association , political and social activist, Stanisław Haller de Hallenburg's cousin.Haller was born in Jurczyce... |
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| 3rd Brigade of the Polish Legions (3 Brygada Legionów Polskich) Bolesław Roja |
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| 4th Infantry Division (Poland) 4th Infantry Division (Poland) The Polish 4th Infantry Division was created following Polish independence after the end of World War I. The division participated in the Polish-Ukrainian War in 1919... (4 Dywizji Piechoty) Later 26th Infantry Division (Poland) |
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| Polish Auxiliary Corps Polish Auxiliary Corps Polish Auxiliary Corps was the name of the Polish military formation in the Austro-Hungarian Army, based on the Polish Legions. It was created in the aftermath of the Oath crisis from the Legions on 20 September 1916 and existed until 19 February 1918... (Polski Korpus Posiłkowy) general Zygmunt Zieliński |
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| Polnische Wehrmacht Polnische Wehrmacht Polska Siła Zbrojna, was a military formation created by Imperial Germany during World War I, as the armed forces of their puppet Kingdom of Poland. Polska Siła Zbrojna was established a part of the German Army, under German command... (Polska Siła Zbrojna) Felix von Barth |