The Polish Army in 1939

Order of Battle

by Franklyn G. Prieskop



Army "Karpaty"

    11th Infantry Division
    2nd "Sanok "Alpine Brigade
    3rd "Nowy Sacz" Alp. Brigade
    "Karpaty - Nat. Guard Brigade

Army "Krakow"

    6th Infantry Division
    7th Infantry Division
    21st Infantry Division
    23rd Infantry Division
    45th Reserve Division
    55th Reserve Division
    10th Mot. Cavalry Brigade
    "Krakow" Cavalry Brigade
    1st "Zywiec" Alp. Brigade

Army "Lodz"

    2nd Leg. Division
    10th Infantry Division
    28th Infantry Division
    30th Infantry Division
    44th Reserve Division
    "Wolyn" Cavalry Brigade
    "Kresy" Cavalry Brigade
    "Sieradzka" Nat. Guard Brigade

Army "Poznan"
14th Infantry Division
17th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
26th Infantry Division
"Wielkopolski" Cavalry Brigade
"Podole " Cavalry Brigade
"Poznan" Nat. Guard Brigade
"Kaliska "Nat. Guard Brigade

"Karpaty " Army Troops:
"Podole" Frontier Guards Regiment
1st Motorized Artillery Regiment
9th Heavy Artillery Regiment
46th Light Artillery Battalion
47th Light Artillery Battalion
Fourteen flak sections

"Krakow" Army Troops:

    5th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    4th Machine Gun Battalion
    1st Motorized Heavy Flak Btn.
    131st Heavy Flak Battalion
    65th Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    51st Armored Train
    54th Armored Train
    Two fixed artillery batteries
    Six fixed artillery sections
    Six flak sections

"Lodz" Army Troops:

    "West" Frontier Guards Cav. Reg.
    4th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    301st Light Tank Battalion
    3rd Machine Gun Battalion
    7th Machine Gun Battalion
    134th Heavy Flak Battalion
    50th Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    52nd Armored Train
    53rd Armored Train
    Four flak sections

"Pozrar" Army Troops:

    7th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    62nd Light Artillery Battalion
    5th Machine Gun Battalion
    47th Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    11th Armored Train
    12th Armored Train
    Two flak sections

Army "Pomorze"

    4th Infantry Division
    9th Infantry Division
    15th Infantry Division
    16th Infantry Division
    27th Infantry Division
    "Pomorze" Cavalry Brigade
    "Pomorze" Nat. Guard Brigade
    "Chelm" Nat. Guard Brigade

"Coastal" Operational Group

    "Morska" Nat. Guard Brigade

Army "Modlin"

    8th Infantry Division
    20th Infantry Division
    "Mazowsze " Cavalry Brigade
    "Nowogrodek - Cavalry Brigade
    "Warsaw" Nat. Guard Brigade

"Narew" Operational Group

    18th Infantry Division
    33rd Reserve Division
    "Sulwalki" Cavalry Brigade
    "Podlasie" Cavalry Brigade

"Pomorze" Army Troops:

    8th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    6th Machine Gun Battalion
    46th Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    14th Armored Train
    Three flak sections

"Coastal" Group Troops:

    1st Marine Battalion
    2nd Marine Battalion
    4th Marine Battalion
    "Sienkiewicz" Frontier Guards Btn.
    1st Marine Heavy Flak Battalion
    2nd Marine Heavy Flak Battalion
    "Marine" Light Artillery Battalion
    "Coastal" Artillery Battalion
    "Marine" Engineer Btn. (motorized)
    Two flak batteries
    One Hotchkiss machine gun Btn.
    One fixed artillery section

"Modlin " Army Troops:

    1st Heavy Artillery Battalion
    88th Heavy Artillery Battalion
    98th Heavy Artillery Battalion
    59th Light Artillery Battalion
    78th Light Artillery Battalion
    1st Machine Gun Battalion
    60th Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    13th Armored Train
    15th Armored Train
    Four fixed artillery sections

"Narew" Group Troops:

    6th Heavy Artillery Regiment
    81st Light Artillery Battalion
    2nd Machine Gun Battalion
    53rd Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    "Wizna-Nowogrod" Nat. Guard Btn.
    One fixed artillery battery
    Four fixed artillery sections

"Grodno" Operational Group

"Kutno" Reserve Group

    5th Infantry Division
    24th Infantry Division

"Wyszkow" Reserve Group

    1st Leg. Division
    35th Reserve Division
    41st Reserve Division

"Tarnow" Reserve Group

    22nd Infantry Division
    38th Reserve Division

Army "Prusy "

    3rd Legionary Division
    12th Infantry Division
    13th Infantry Division
    19th Infantry Division
    29th Infantry Division
    36th Reserve Division
    39th Reserve Division
    "Wilno " Cavalry Brigade

"Warsaw" High Command Reserve

    "Warsaw" Mot. Cavalry Brigade
    50th Reserve Division
    60th Reserve Division

"Grodno " Group Troops:

    "Wilno" Frontier Guards Regiment
    "East" Frontier Guards Regiment
    "Ostroleka" Nat. Guards Btn.
    "Kleck " Frontier Guards Art. Btn.
    Five fixed artillery sections
    Four flak sections

"Kutno - Group Troops:

    "Starogard" Nat. Guard Battalion
    60th Heavy Artillery Battalion
    48th Light Artillery Battalion
    68th Light Artillery Battalion
    Five flak sections

"Wyszkow" Group Troops:

    71st Light Artillery Battalion
    55th Armored Train
    Two flak sections

"Tarnow" Group Troops:

    50th Light Artillery Battalion
    Eleven flak sections

"Prusy " Army Troops:

    1st Very Heavy Artillery Regiment
    3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment
    1st Light Tank Battalion
    21st Light Tank Battalion
    111th Heavy Flak Battalion
    81st Engineer Battalion (motorized)
    One flak battery Seven flak sections

"Warsaw" Army Troops:

    111st Light Tank Battalion
    112th Light Tank Battalion
    113th Light Tank Battalion
    11th Heavy Flak Battalion
    101st Heavy Flak Battalion
    102nd Heavy Flak Battalion
    103rd Heavy Flak Battalion
    156th Heavy Flak Battery
    157th Heavy Flak Battery
    Three light tank companies

"Eastern" Frontier Commands

    "Glebokie" Frontier Guards Reg.
    "Wilejka" Frontier Guards Reg.
    "Wolozyn" Frontier Guards Reg.
    "Sarny" Frontier Guards Reg.
    "Rowne" Frontier Guards Reg.
    Eleven flak sections

Poznan Air Command

    131st Fighter Sqdn. 11 PZL-11C
    132nd Fighter Sqdn. 10 PZL-11C
    34th Attack Sqdn.7 RWD-14
    33rd Recon. Sqdn.7 R-XIII
    6th Liaison Plat.3 RWD-8

Lodz Air Command

    161st Fighter Sqdn. 12 PZL-11C
    162nd Fighter Sqdn. 10 PZL-7A
    32nd Attack Sqdn.10 PZL-23B
    63rd Recon. Sqdn.7 RWD-14
    66th Recon. Sqdn.7 R-XIII
    10th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8

Krakow Air Command

    121st Fighter Sqdn. 10 PZL-11C
    122nd Fighter Sqdn. 10 PZL-11C
    24th Attack Sqdn.10 PZL-23B
    23rd Recon Sqdn.7 RWD-14
    26th Recon Sqdn.7 R-XIII
    3rd Liaison Plat.3 RWD-8

Bomber Brigade

    21st Bomber Sqdn. 10 PZL-23B
    22nd Bomber Sqdn.10 PZL-23B
    56th Bomber Sqdn.10 PZL-23B
    64th Bomber Sqdn.10 PZL-23B
    65th Bomber Sqdn.10 PZL-23B
    211th Bomber Sqdn. 9 PZL-37B
    212th Bomber Sqdn. 9 PZL-37B
    216th Bomber Sqdn. 9 PZL-37B
    217th Bomber Sqdn. 9 PZL- 37B

Naval Support Command

    1st Torpedo Sqdn. 10 R-XIII, 2 R- VIII
    1st Liaison Sqdn. 3 RWD-8, 1 R-XIII
    1st Training Sqdn. 5 R-XIII, 1 Z-506B

Karpaty Air Command

    31st Attack Sqdn. 10 PZL-23B
    56th Recon. Sqdn. 7 R-XIII
    5th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8

Modlin Air Command

    152nd Fighter Sqdn. 11 PZL-11C
    41st Attack Sqdn. 8 PZL-23B
    53rd Recon.Sqdn. 7 RWD-14
    9th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD- 8

Pomorze Air Command

    141st Fighter Sqdn. 11 PZL-11C
    142nd Fighter Sqdn. 11 PZL-11C
    42nd Attack Sqdn. 10 PZL-23B
    43rd Recon. Sqdn. 7 R-XIII
    46th Recon. Sqdn. 7 R-XIII
    7th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8
    8th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8

Narew Air Command

    151st Fighter Sqdn. 10 PZL-7A
    51st Attack Sqdn. 10 PZL-23B
    13th Recon. Sqdn. 7 RWD-14
    9th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8

Fighter Brigade

    111st Fighter Sqdn. 12 PZL-11C
    112th Fighter Sqdn 6 PZL-11C
    113rd Fighter Sqdn. 5 PZL-11C, 4 PZL-11A
    114th Fighter Sqdn. 8 PZL-11C, 4 PZL-11A
    123rd Fighter Sqdn. 10 PZL-7A
    13th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8

High Command Reserves

    1st Trans. Sqdn. 9 F-VII
    16th Recon. Sqdn. 7 R-XIII
    1st Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8
    2nd Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8
    4th Liaison Plat. 3 RWD-8

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