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1. Polish Army Order of Battle, September 1, 1939
Commander in Chief
Marshal E. Rydz-Smigly
High Command
Chief of Staff: Brig. Gen. M. Stachiewicz
Air Force and Antiaircraft High Command: Brig. Gen. J. Zajac
Chief of Artillery: Brig. Gen. S. Miller
Chief of Engineers and Fortifications: Brig. Gen. M. Dabkowski
Chief of Armored Troops: Col. J. Kapciuk
Chief of Civilian Commission: Col. Kostek Biernacki
Delegate of Field Bishop
Army Karpaty
Div. Gen. K. Fabrycy
2nd Mtn Br.
3rd Mtn. Br.
Detachment "Hungary"
- 2nd ("Podole") KOP Regt
- Karpaty National Guard Br.
Group No. 2 "Kaw"
- Warsaw Mech. Br.
- 46th Lt. Arty Det.
- 47th Lt. Arty Det.
*Group Tarnow
- *22nd Inf. Div.
- *38th Inf. Div.
Army Support Units
- 1st Mtz. Arty Regt
- 9th Hvy Arty Det.
- 12 AA sections
Air Command
- 31st Attack Sqdn
- 56th Recon. Sqdn
Army Krakow
Brig. Gen. A. Szylling
Group Slask (Brig. Gen. J. Jagmin-Sadowski)
- 23rd Inf. Div.
- 55th Inf. Div.
- Katow Fortress Br. Gp
- 95th Hvy Arty Det.
- 1 AA section
Group Bielsko (Brig. Gen. M. Boruta-Spiechowicz)
- 1st Mtn Br.
- 21st Mtn Inf. Div.
- Group Col. Misianga
6th Inf. Div.
7th Inf. Div.
10 Mech. Br.
Krakowska Cav. Br.
*11th Inf. Div.
*45th Inf. Div.
*5th Hvy Arty Regt
Army Support Units
- 64th Lt Arty Det.
- 65th Mtz Engr Bn
- Armored Train 51
- Armd Train 52
- Armd Train 54
- 1st Mtz AA Bn
- Krakow Local Def. Regt
- 12 AA sections
Air Command
- 121st Fighter Sqdn
- 122nd Fighter Sqdn
- 24th Attack Sqdn
- 23rd Recon Sqdn
- 26th Recon Sqdn
Army Lodz
Div. Gen. J. K. Rommel
Group Piotrkow (Brig.Gen. W. Thommee)
- 30th Inf. Div.
- Wolynska Cav. Br.
- 2nd Bn, 4th Hvy Arty Regt.
-7th Hvy Machine Gun Bn
2nd Inf. Div.
10th Inf. Div.
(22nd Mountain Div.)
28th Inf. Div.
Kresowa Cav. Br.
Army Support Units
- 6th Hvy Arty Regt
- 4th Hvy Art Regt
- 2nd Tk Bn, Hq
- 50th Mtz Engr Bn
- 3rd Hvy Machine Gun Bn
- Armored Train 53
- 4 AA sections
Air Command
- 161st Fighter Sqdn
- 162nd Fighter Sqdn
- 32nd Attack Sqdn
- 63rd Recon. Sqdn
- 66th Recon. Sqdn
Army Modlin
Brig. Gen. E. Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski
8th Inf. Div.
20th Inf. Div.
Nowogrodzka Cav. Br.
Mazowiecka Cav. Br.
Army Support Units
- Modlin Regt (improvised)
- Kazan Regt (improvised)
- Plock Local Defense Unit
- Pultusk Local Defense Unit
- Zegrze Local Defense Unit
- 60th Mtz. Engr Bn
- Armd Train 13
- Armd Train 14
- Armd Train 15
- *1st Hvy Arty Regt
- *98th Hvy Arty Det.
Air Command
- 152nd Fighter Sqdn
- 41st Attack Sqdn
- 53rd Recon. Sqdn
Army Pomorze
Div. Gen. W. Bortkowski
Group East (Brig. Gen. M. Boltuc)
- 4th Inf. Div.
- 16th Inf. Div.
- Jablomowo Local Defense Regt
Group Czersk (Brig. Gen. Grzmot-Skotnicki)
- Pomorska Cav. Br.
- Chojnice Local Defense Regt
- KoscierzynaLocal Defense Bn
9th Inf. Div.
15th Inf. Div.
27th Inf. Div.
Army Support Units
- 46th Mtz. Engr Bn
- Vistula Local Defense Regt
- Torun Local Defense Regt
- Chelmno National Guard Regt (-)
- River Flotilla (7 vessels)
Air Command
- 141st Fighter Sqdn
- 142nd Fighter Sqdn
- 42nd Attack Sqdn
- 43rd Recon. Sqdn
- 46th Recon. Sqdn
Army Poznan
Div. Gen. T. Kutrzeba
14th Inf. Div.
17th Inf. Div.
25th Inf. Div.
Wielkopolska Cav. Br.
Podolska Cav. Br.
*Pomorze National Guard Bn
Army Support Units
- 7th Hvy Arty Regt
- 5th Hvy Machine Gun Bn
- 47th Mtz. Engr Bn
- Armd Train 11
- Armd Train 12
Air Command
- 131st Fighter Sqdn
- 132nd Fighter Sqdn
- 33rd recon. Sqdn
- 34th Attack Sqdn
Army Prusy
Div. Gen. S. Dab-Biernacki
Group Brig. Gen. J. Kruszewski
Group Kaw No. 1 (Brig. Gen. R. Dreszer)
- 19th Inf. Div.
- Wilenska Cav. Br.
Group Brig. Gen. S. Skwarczynski
- 3rd Inf Div.
- 12th Inf. Div.
- 36th Inf. Div.
13th Inf. Div.
29th Inf. Div.
*39th Inf. Div.
*44th Inf. Div.
Army Support Units
- 1st Hvy Arty Regt
- 3rd Hvy Arty Regt
- 50th Hvy Arty Det.
- 1st Lt Tk Bn
- 81st Mtz. Engr Bn
- Armd Train 55
- 9 AA sections
Group Grodno
Brig. Gen. J. Olsyna-Wilczynski
Grodno Local Defense Regt
Wilno Local Defense Regt Hq
Baronowicze KOP Regt
Kleck Lt Arty Bn
9 AA sections
Group Kutno (Never mobilized a s group)
5th Inf. Div.
24th Inf. Div.
9th Hvy Arty Regt
71st Lt Arty Det.
Group Narew
Brig. Gen. C. Mlot-Fijalkowski
18th Inf. Div.
33rd Inf. Div.
Podlaska Cav. Br.
Suwalska Cav. Br.
Support Units
- Osowiec Local Defense Unit
- Wizna Local Defence Unit
- 53rd Mtz. Engr Bn
- 34th Fortress Gp
- *81st Lt Arty Det.
Air Command
- 13th Recon. Sqdn
- 5th Atttack Sqdn
- 151st Fighter Sqn
Group Wyszkow
Brig. Gen. S. Kowalski
1st Inf. Div.
41st Inf. Div.
Armd Train 55
*35th Inf. Div.
*2nd Hvy Arty Regt
Coastal Defense
Adm. J. Unrug
Coastal Land Defence
- Morska (Naval) National Guard Br.
-1st Naval Rifle Regt
- 2nd Naval Rifle Regt
- 4th National Guard Bn
- Naval Lt Arty Det.
- Krakus Det.
- 83rd Fortress Gp: Naval Mtz. Engr Bn
Hvy Machine Gun Bn
Coastal Sea Defence
-Hel Fortified Region
- Destroyers: Wicher, Burza, Grom, Blyskawica
- Minelayer: Gryf
- Minesweepers: Czajka, Czapla (unfinished), Jaskolka, Mewa, Rybitwa, Zuraw (unfinished)
- Sloops: Haller, Pilsudski
- Naval AA Det. 1 & 2
- Coastal Air Defence
- Support Ships
- Military Port Commands and Hel Naval Air Support Command: 1st Torpedo Sqdn, 1st Training Sqdn
- Submarine Command: Orzel, Rys, Sep, Wilk, Zbik
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* Originally assigned, but unable to fight with this command.
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2. Sampling of Polish Units
Armoured Trains (number, name/honorific, commander)
- 11, Danuta, Capt. B. Korobowicz
- 12, Poznanczyk, Capt. K. Majewski
- 13, Gen. Sosnkowski, Capt. S. Mlodzianowski
- 14, Paderewski, Capt. J. Zelechowski
- 15, Smierc, Capt. Kubaszewski
- 51, Marszalek, Capt. L. Cymborski
- 52, Pilsudczyk, Capt. M. Gonczar
- 53, Smialy, Capt. M. Malinowski
- 54, Grozny, Capt. J. Rybczynski
- 55, Bartosz Glowacki, Capt. J. Podgorski
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Polish Armored Forces (unit, commander, equipment)
- 11th Armored Group, Maj. S. Majewski, tankettes
- 21st Armd Gp, Maj. S. Glinski, tankettes
- 31st Armd Gp, Capt. B. Bledzki, tankettes
- 32nd Armd Gp, Maj. S. Szostak, tankettes
- 33rd Armd Gp, Capt. W. Lubienski, tankettes
- 51st Armd Gp, Maj. H. Swietlicki, tanks
- 61st Armd Gp, Capt. A. Wojcinski, tankettes
- 62nd Armd Gp, Capt. Z. Brodowski, tankettes
- 71st Armd Gp, Maj. K. Zolkiewicz, tankettes*
- 81st Armd Gp, Maj. F. Szystowski, tanks*
- 91st Armd Gp, Maj. A. Sliwinski, tanks
- 11th Independent Scout Tank Company, Lt. J. Pieniazek, tankettes*
- 12th Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. S. Letowski, tankettes*
- 31st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. M. Szalek, tankettes
- 32nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. F. Kazimierczak, tankettes
- 41st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. I. Witanowski, tanks
- 42nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. M. Grabowski, tanks
- 51st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. K. Poletyllo, tanks
- 52nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. P. Dubicki, tankettes
- 61st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. W. Czaplinski, tankettes
- 62nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. S. Szapkowski, tankettes
- 63rd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Lt. M. Kosiewicz, tankettes
- 71st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Lt. S. Skibniewski, tankettes
- 72nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. L. Szczepankowski, tankettes
- 81st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. F. Polkowski, tanks
- 82nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. J. Wlodkowski, tankettes
- 91st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. S. Krainski, tanks
- 92nd Ind. Sct Tk Co., Capt. W. Iwanowski, tanks
- 101st Ind. Sct Tk Co., Lt. Z. Ziemski, TKF*
- 121st Ind. Sct Tk Co., W/O L. Pruszynski, tankettes*
- 1st Lt Tk Bn, Maj. A. Kubin, 7TP jw
- 2nd Lt Tk Bn, Maj. E. Karpow, 7TP jw
- 21st Lt Tk Bn, Maj. J. Lucki, R-35
- 111st Lt Tk Co., Capt. S. Wlodarski, M-17 FT
- 112th Lt Tk Co., Lt. W. Stoklas, M-17 FT
- 113th Lt Tk Co., Lt. J. Ostrowski, M-17 FT
- 12th Lt Tk Co, Capt. C. Blok, Vickers
- 121st Lt Tk Co, Lt. Raczkowski, Vickers
* Tankette unit partially equipped with upgunned 20mm heavy machine gun command tanks
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Polish Cavalry Brigades (Brigade name followed by Regiments - number, name, home station -)
Krakowska
- 3L, Slaski Lancers, Tarnowskie Gory
- 8L, Prince J. Poniatowski's Lancers, Krakow (Prince Poniatowski was a marshal of the French Empire and commander of the
army of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.)
- 5R, Mounted Rifles, Debica
Kresowa
- 20L, King Jan III Sobieski's Lancers, Rzeszow
- 22L, Podkarpacki Lancers, Brody
- 6R, Hetman S. Zolkiewski's Mounted Rifles, Zolkiew
Mazowiecka
- 7L, Gen. K. Sosnkowski's Lubielski Lancers, Minsk Mazowiecki
- 11L, E. Smigly-Rydz Legionary Lancers, Ciechanow
- 1H, J. Pilsudski's Light Horse, Warsaw
Nowogrodzka
- 25L, Wielkopolski Lancers, Pruzana
- 26L, Hetman K. Chodkiewicz's Wielkopolski Lancers, Baranowicze
- 27L, King Stefan Batory's Lancers, Nieswicz
- 4R, Leczycka Region Mounted Rifles, Plock
Podlaska
- 5L, Zaslawski Lancers, Ostroleka
- 10L, Litewski Lancers, Bialystok
- 9R, Gen. K. Pulaski Mounted Rifles, Gryjewo
Podolska
- 6L, Kaniowski Lancers, Stanislawow
- 9L, Malopolski Lancers, Tremblocwa
- 14L, Jazlowiecki Lancers, Lwow
Pomorska
- 16L, Gen. G. Orlicz-Dreszer's Wielkopolski Lancers, Bydgoszcz
- 18L, Pomorski Lancers, Grudziadz
- 8R, Mounted Rifles, Chelmno
Suwalska
- 1L, Col. B. Moscicki's Krechowiecki Lancers, Augustow
- 2L, Gen. J. Dwernicki's Grochowski Lancers, Suwalki
- 3R, Hetman S. Czarnecki's Mounted Rifles, Wolkowysk
- 3H, Col. Kozietulski's Mazowiecki Light Horse, Suwalki
Wielkopolska
- 15L, Poznanski Lancers, Poznan
- 17L, King Boleslaw Chrobry's Gnieznienski Lancers, Lezno
- 7R, Wielkopolski Mounted Rifles, Poznan
Wilenska
- 4L, Zaniemenski Lancers, Wilno
- 13L, Wilenski Lancers, Nowa Wilejka
- 23L, Grodzienski Lancers, Postawy
Wolynska
- 12L, Podolski Lancers, Krzemieniec
- 19L, Gen. E. Rozycki's Wolynski Lancers, Ostrog
- 21L, Nadwislanskich Lancers, Rowne
- 2R, Mounted Rifles, Hrubieszow
10th Mechanized
- 24L, Motorized Lancers
- 10R, Motorized Mounted Rifles
Warsaw Mech.
- 1R, Mounted Rifles, Brody
- 2H, Rokitnianski Light Horse, Warsaw
Wolkowysk (formation never completed)
- 101L, Lancers, not completed
- 102L, Lancers, Wilno
- 110L, Lancers, Grodno
- 113H, Light Horse, not completed
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3. Polish Infantry Regiments
Regt Name or Designation
Home Station
1L Pilsudski's Legion Inf.
Wilno*
1 Podhale Rifles
Nowy Sacz (one co. at Zakopane)
2L Legion Inf.
Sandomierz (1st Bn at Staszow)
2 Podhale Rifles
Sanoz
3L Legion Inf.
Jaroslaw
3 Bodhale Rifles
Bielsko (3rd Bn at Bogumin)
4L Legion Inf.
Kielce*
4 Podhale Rifles
Cieszyn
5L Pilsudski's Zuchowaty Legion Inf. Wilno*
5 Podhale Rifles
Przemysl*
6L Pilsudski's Legion Inf.
Wilno*
6 Podhale Rifles
Sambor (2nd Bn at Drohobycz)
7L Legion Inf.
Chelm Lubelski
8L Legion Infantry
Lublin
9L Legion Inf.
Zamosc (3rd Bn at Tomaszow)
10 (1775-1806-1918-1930)+ Inf. Lowicz
(3rd Bn at Skierniewice)
11 Infantry
Tarnowskie Gory (3rd Bn at Szczakowa)
12 (Marching Soldiers) Inf.
Wadowice (3rd Bn at Krakow)
13 Infantry
Pultusk
14 Ziemia Kujawska Inf.
Wloclawek
15 Wilkow Inf.
Deblin
16 (Dawidow-Krasne-Murowa) Inf.
Tarnow
17 Infantry
Rzeszow
18 (Five Eagles) Inf.
Skierniewice*
19 "Saviours of Lwow" Inf.
Lwow*
20 Ziemia Krakowska Inf.
Krakow*
21 Warszawski Inf.
Warsaw
22 Infantry
Siedlice*
23 Leopold Lis-Kula Inf.
Wlodzimierz
24 (1918) Inf.
Luck
25 (1913) Inf.
Piotrkow
26 Infantry
Grodek Jagiellonski (3rd Bn at Lwow)
27 Infantry
Czestochowa*
28 Kaniowski Rifles
Lodz*
29 Kaniowski Rifles
Kalisz* (2nd Bn at Szczypiorno)
30 Kaniowski Rifles
Warsaw
31 Kaniowski Rifles
Lodz* (2nd & 3rd Bns at Sieradz)
32 Infantry
Modlin* (3rd Bn at Dzialdowo)
33 Infantry
Lomza*
34 Infantry
Biala Podlaska
35 Infantry
Brzesc
36 Academy Legion Inf.
Praga, Warsaw*
37 Prince Josef Poniatowski's Leczyce Kutno
38 Lwow Rifles
Przemysl
39 Lwow Rifles
Jaroslaw* (1st Bn at Lubaczow)
40 Children of Lwow Inf. Lwow*
41 Marshal J.Pilsudski's Suwalki Inf. Suwalki
42 Gen. J.H. Dabrowski Inf.
Bialystok
43 Bayonne Legion Rifles
Dubno (2nd Bn at Brody)
44 American Legion Rifles
Rowne*
(Originally a WWI rifle legion of Polish-American
volunteers)
45 Kresowy Rifles Inf. Rowne*
46 Kresowy Rifles Inf.
Stanislawow*
49 Huculski Rifles
Kolomyja
50 Francesco Nullo Inf.
Kowel* (3rd Bn at Sarny)
(Nullo was an Italian who fought with the
Poles in the 1863 revolution)
51 Kresowy Rifles Inf.
Brzezany
52 Kresowy Rifles Inf.
Zloczow
53 Kresowy Rifles Inf.
Stryj
54 Kresowy Rifles Inf.
Tarnapol*
55 Poznan Inf.
Leszno (3rd Bn at Rawicz)
56 Wielkopolski Inf.
Krotoszyn
57 King Karol II of Romania Inf.
Poznan*
58 (King Boleslaw Chrobry) Inf.
Poznan*
59 Wielkopolski Inf.
Inowroclaw
60 Wielkopolski Inf.
Ostrow
61 (Golden Helmet) Inf.
Bydgoszcz*
62 Infantry
Bydgoszcz*
63 Torun Inf.
Torun*
64 (Pomorski) Murmansk Rifles
Grudziadz*
65 Starogard Inf.
Grudziadz (2nd Bn at Gniew)
66 Marshal J. Pilsudski's Kaszubski Chelmno (1st
& 3rd at Grudziadz)
67 Infantry
Brodnica (2nd Bn at Torun)
68 Infantry
Wrzesnia (2nd Bn at Jarocin)
69 (11 XI 1918) Inf. Gniezno*
70 12th Wielkopolski Rifles
Pleszew
71 Infantry
Zambrow
72 Col. D. Czachowski Inf.
Radom
73 (5 VI - 6 VII 1920) Inf.
Katowice* (2nd Bn at Oswiecim)
74 Gornoslask Inf.
Lublinice
75 Infantry
Krolewska Huta (1st Bn at Rybnik, 3rd Bn at W. Hajduki)
76 Ludwig Narbutt's (Lidzki) Inf.
Grodno
77 (12 XII 1918) Inf. Molodeczno
(3rd Bn at Krasne U
78 (10 VI 1920) Inf.
Baranowicze*
79 Infantry Slonim
80 Infantry
Slonim
81 King S. Batory's Grodzienski Inf. Grodno*
82 T. Kosciuszko's Syberyjkki Rifles Brzesc
83 Romuald Traugutt's Poleski Rifles Kobryn*
84 Poleski Rifles
Pinsk (3rd Bn at Luniniec)
85 Wilenski Rifles
Nowowilejka
86 (17 XII 1918) Inf.
Moledeczno* (3rd Bn at Krasne)
93,94,95 Frontier Defense Corps (KOP) Rembertow
96,97,98 KOP
Luminiec
114,115,116 KOP
Ostrow
133,134,135 KOP
Grodno*
144,145,146 KOP
Lowicz
154,155,156 KOP
Krakow*
163,164,165 KOP
Czortkow*
176,179,180,181 KOP
Brzoza*
182,183,184 KOP
Kobryn*
201,202++,203,204 National Guard
Bedzin*
205,206,207 KOP
Wilno*
* Division headquarters was located near this unit.
+ Parentheses indicate this emblem appeared on unit insignia.
++ Deployed with 21st Mountain Div.
The Frontier Defense Corps
The Frontier Defense Corps (Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza - KOP) was formed in 1924 to
guard against the Soviet threat following the demobilization of the emergency army units after the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20.
The soldiers were mostly ethnic Poles, specially selected and specifically trained.
Throughout the interwar period they maintained a high state of readiness and often engaged in skirmishes against Soviet border
incursions. They also participated in pacification campaigns against Ukrainian Nationalists.
At the outbreak of war in 1939, KOP units mobilized against the
German threat leaving a token presence spread out along the eastern frontier. Despite often courageous resistance these units
were overwhelmed by the 7 armies leading the Soviet Invasion on September 17th.
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National Guard Units
(Obrona Narodowa)
Created in December 1936, this force consisted of about 1,600 officers and 50,000
men and was intended to be an organization of Polish volunteers suitable for paramilitary duties. By March 1937, the Guard
was taken over by the infantry branch of the armed forces. Some of the men were fully trained and some were partially trained
including those surplus to the draft quotas, and volunteers not yet subject to the draft.
Most battalions were under strength and were short of artillery and automatic weapons.
Despite this the units fought well when properly led because they contained a high proportion of volunteers who often wound
up defending their home regions.
Mobilization Region Deployment
Region I, Warsaw
Warszawski Brigade (Warsaw)
1st Warszawski Bn 21st
Mtn Div.
2nd Warszawski Bn
21st Mtn Div.
3rd Warszawski Bn
36th
1st Mazurski Bn 3/32nd
2nd Mazurski Bn 32nd
Kurpiowski Bn
5th Lancers
Region II, Lublin
Wolynska Half Brigade (Lublin)
Chelminski Bn 7th
Kowelski Bn
50th and 23rd
Lucki Bn
24th and 43rd
Region III (KOP)
Dzisnienska Half Brigade (Postawy)
Braslawski Bn
KOP Slobodka Bn
Postawski Bn
23rd Lancers
Region IV, Lodz
Sieradzka Brigade (Lodz)
Klobucki Bn 27th
Inf. Div.
Lublinecki Bn
74th
1st Wielunski Bn
31st
2nd Wielunski Bn
31st
Region V, Krakow
Gornoslaska Brigade (Katowice)
Chorzowski Bn
75th
Katowicki Bn
73rd Regt
Oswiecimski Bn 73rd
Cadre Regt
Rybnicki Bn
75th
Sosnowiecki Bn
73rd Regt
Tarnogorski Bn
11th Regt
Zawiercianski Bn
11th Regt
Dabrowska Half Brigade (Dabrowa Gornicza)
Chrzanowski Bn
204th Regt., 55th Div.
Dabrowski Bn
204th Regt., 55th Div.
Olkuski Bn
204th Regt., 55th Div.
Slaska-Cieszynska Half Brigade (Bielsko)
Bielski Bn
3rd
1st Cieszynski Bn 4th
2nd cieszynski Bn
4th
Podhalanska Brigade (Krakow)
Gorlicki Bn
16th
Jasielski Bn
16th
Limanowski Bn
1st
Sadecki Bn
1st
Zakopianski Bn
12th
Zywiecki Bn
12th
Region VI, Lwow
Lwowska Brigade (Lwow)
Brzezanski Bn
51st
1st Lwowski Bn
26th
2nd Lwowski Bn
40th
Sokalski Bn
19th
Tarnopolski Bn
54th
Karpacka Half Brigade (Stanislawow)
1st Huculski Bn
49th
2nd Huculski Bn 49th
Stanislawowski Bn 48th
Stryski Bn
53rd
Region VII, Poznan
Kaliska Brigade (Kalisz)
Kepinski Bn
Kozminski Bn
Krotoszynski Bn
Ostrowski Bn
Ostrzeszowski Bn
Poznanska Brigade (Poznan)
Obornicki Bn
Opalenicki Bn
1st Poznanski Bn
2nd Poznanski Bn
Rawicki Bn
Szamatulski Bn
Region VIII, Torun
Chelminska Brigade (Torun)
Brodnicki Bn 67th
Bydgoski Bn
61st
Jablonowski Bn
63rd
Kcynski Bn
62nd
Nakielski Bn
61st
Wagrowiecki Bn
62nd
Zninski Bn
62nd
Pomorska Brigade (Swiecie)
Czerski Bn
1st
Koronowski Bn
61st
Koscierski Bn
2nd
Starogardzki Bn
2/65th
Swiecki Bn
66th
Tucholski Bn
1st Naval Brigade
Region IX, Brzesc-Litovsk
None
Region X, Przemysl
Podkarpacka Brigade (Przemysl)
Brzozowski Bn
2nd
Jaroslawski Bn
39th
Krosnienski Bn
2nd
Przemyski Bn
38th
Rzeszowski Bn
17th
Samborski Bn
6th
Sanocki Bn
2nd
Turczanski Bn
6th
Coastal Region, Gdynia
Morska (Naval) Brigade (Gdynia)
1st Gdynski Bn
2nd Naval Brigade
2nd Gdynski Bn
2nd Naval Brigade
3rd Gdynski Bn
2nd Naval Brigade
5th Kaszubski Bn
1st Naval Brigade
Krakus Group
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4. Zaloga Obrony Westerplatte (Defenders of Westerplatte)
Na dzien 1 wrzesnia 1939 roku (From the crew list of September 1, 1939)
killed in action at Westerplatte = polegl na Westerplatte
perished during the occupation = zmarl w okresie okupacji
D-ca = dowodca = commander
Z-ca D-cy = zastepca dowodcy = second in command
Dowodztwo (Headquarters)
Sucharski Henryk major
D-ca Westerplatte (commander) *His ashes were laid to rest at Westerplatte
on September 1, 1971*
Dabrowski Franciszek kpt Z-ca D-cy Westerplatte
(second in command)
Grodecki Stefan por
przy D-cy Westerplatte (attached to headquarters)
Slaby Mieczyslaw kpt
lekarz zalogi (crew physician)
Przy Dowodztwie (Attached to Headquarters)
Rasinski Kazimierz
sierzant obsluga radiostacji (wireless) KIA at Westerplatte
Piotrowski Leonard st.ogniomistrz
zbrojmistrz (armourer)
Zarebski Ignacy
plut. radiotgr. i laczn. telef. (telegram and telephone)
Trela Antoni
st.strzelec druzyna lacznosci (signals team)
Sternak Marian
st.strzelec obsl. centr. telef. (telephone centre)
Kurczyk Jan strzelec
obsl. centr. telef. (telephone centre)
Placowka (Outpost) "Prom"
Pajak Leon por
D-ca Placowki (outpost commander)
Gryczman Jan chorazy
Z-ca D-cy
Kolasa Stanislaw st.
sierzant
Baran Wladyslaw plutonowy
Kowalczyl Andrzej kapral
(KIA at Westerplatte)
Kulczynski Stefan kapral
Stopinski Wladyslaw kapral
Zdeb Jan
kapral
Dominiak Franciszek st. strzelec
Ziemba Zygmunt
st. strzelec (KIA at Westerplatte)
Maca Stanislaw
st. strzelec
Wojtewicz Franciszek st. strzelec
Zameryka Jan
strzelec
Zdanuczyk Stanislaw strzelec
Beldowski Stanislaw strz.
Dobies Marian
strz.
Dopierala Zygmunt strz.
Koltun Czeslaw
strz.
Lojek Franciszek strz.
Michalik Jozef
strz.
Pokrzywka Stanislaw strz.
Uss Bronislaw strz.
(KIA at Westerplatte)
Wartownia Nr. 1 (Guardhouse No. 1)
Buder Piotr
plutonowy D-ca (commander)
Grudzien Jozef I kapral
Kubicki Leon
kapral (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Trela Stanislaw
kapral
Wieckowicz Boleslaw kapral
Wrzaszcz Antoni st.
strz.
Ciereszko Wiktor st.
strz.
Wiater Teodor
st. strz.
Ciwil Jan
strz. (KIA at Westerplatte)
Duleba Jozef
strz.
Korus Jan
strz.
Michalowski Kazimierz strz.
Stacewicz Bronislaw strz.
Wartownia Nr. 2
Grudzinski Bronislaw kapral
D-ca
Domon Wladyslaw
kapral Z-ca D-cy
Skowron Ignacy
kapral
Baranski Piotr
kapral
Klys Wincenty
kapral (perished during the occupation)
Wolas Franciszek st.
strz.
Brzozowski Jan
strz.
Hryczanowicz Jan strz.
Czaja Aleksander strz.
(perished during the occupation)
Dworakowski Julian strz.
Kucemba Roman
strz.
Lajkowicz Antoni strz.
Murawski Konstanty strz.
Polec Jan
strz.
Szymanowicz Jozef strz.
Wartownia Nr. 3
Naskret Lan plutonowy
D-ca
Kochal Bronislaw kapral
Z-ca D-cy
Drabek Bronislaw kapral
Gebura Jan
kapral (polegl na Westerplatte)
Nidzinski Boleslaw kapral
Bartulewicz Alfons st. strz.
Cichocki Franciszek st. strz.
Rybak Boleslaw
st. strz.
Derlatka Jan
strz. (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Fiedorciak Antoni strz.
Parwicki Jan
strz.
Sudurk Piotr
strz.
Wartownia Nr. 4
Goryl Wladyslaw
kapral D-ca
Majcher Jozef
kapral (perished during the occupation)
Pociecha Marian
kapral
Rajmer Julian
kapral
Salwirak Stanislaw kapral
Dunkiewicz
st. strz.
Slowiaczek
st. strz.
Gajda Stefan
strz.
Bialous Wiktor strz.
Golab Antoni
strz.
Janik Jozef
strz.
Lis Franciszek
strz.
Tracewski
strz.
Wartownia Nr. 5
Petzelt Adolf
plutonowy D-ca (polegl na Westerplatte)
Perucki Bronislaw kapral (polegl
na Westerplatte)
Jezierski Konstanty st. strz. (polegl na
Westerplatte)
Okraszewski Wladyslaw st. strz. (polegl na Westerplatte)
Zatorski Ignacy
st. strz. (polegl na Westerplatte)
Jakubiak Wladyslaw strz. (polegl
na Westerplatte)
Zych Stanislaw
strz.
Lelej Jan
strz.
Misztalski Stefan strz.
Wartownia Nr. 6
Luczynski Edward
kapral D-ca
Chrzan Wladyslaw kapral
Hajduszkiewicz Jan kapral
Zajac Bronislaw
kapral
Lakomiec Wladyslaw st. strz.
Bartocha Stanislaw strz.
Loranty Leon
strz.
Nieklewicz Edward strz.
Nowak Jan
strz.
Skwirocz strz.
Zuk Bronislaw
strz.
Placowka (Outpost) "Fort"
Rygielski Bernard
mat D-ca
Zajac Stanislaw
kapral
Kaluski Zdzislaw st.
strz.
Kita Jozef
strz. (killed in action at Westerplatte)
Kracko Aleksander strz.
Krzak Mieczyslaw strz.
(killed in action at Westerplatte)
Pirog Antoni
strz. (killed in action at Westerplatte
Porada Jan
strz.
Pozarecki Jozef strz.
Romarz Jan strz.
Placowka "Przystan"
Kregielski Zdzislaw ppor.
D-ca
Stradomski Jan kapral
Z-ca D-cy
Drozdz Wladyslaw kapral
Gasowski Jan
kapral
Hajkowicz Jan
kapral
Pietrzak Jozef kapral
Smigulski Jan
st. strz.
Baczarz Waclaw
st. strz.
Paszkowski Jozef st.
strz.
Rokicki Edmund
st. strz.
Chobacz Boleslaw strz.
Czajko Stanislaw strz.
Grudzien Jozef II strz.
Kozak Zygmunt
strz.
Lomako Jozef
strz.
Michniewicz Bronislaw strz.
Nerc Stefan
strz.
Ozorowski Antoni strz.
Skwiral Stanislaw strz.
Szapiel Antoni
strz. (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Placowka "Lazienki"
Chrul Henryk
kapral D-ca
Zawaryka Franciszek kapral
Bartoszak Franciszek mat
Dys Wincenty
st. strz.
Glowacki Feliks
st. strz.
Falkowski Mieczyslaw strz.
Hryhorowicz Wladyslaw strz.
Konkiel Franciszek strz.
Sieczka Michal
strz.
Skwirkowicz Antoni strz.
Wojtowicz Jan
strz.
Placowka "Elektrownia"
Gawlicki Michal
sierzant D-ca
Blukis Michal sierzant
Jezy Jan
sierzant (perished during the occupation)
Toporowicz Franciszek sierzant
Ziomek Jan sierzant
Jazdz Eugeniusz
kapral
Splawski Edmund
kapral
Placowka "Tor Kolejowy"
Najserek Wojciech st.
sierz. Zawiadowca stacji kolej. (stationmaster) (polegl na Westerplatte)
Dejk Wladyslaw
sierzant
Magdziarz Franciszek plutonowy
Malak Jozef
kapral
Plewak Michal
kapral
Szamlewski Edmund kapral
Nowik Piotr
kapral
Dudzic Ignacy
st. strz.
Kaczanowski Jozef strz.
Obsluga Dziala i Mozdziezy (Artillery and Mortar Crew)
Grabowski Eugeniusz kapral
D-ca dziala artylerysk. (commander artillery guns)
Lopatniuk Jozef plutonowy
D-ca dzialka p.panc. (commander anti-tank guns)
Bieniarz Jozef
plutonowy
Wrobel Mieczyslaw plutonowy
Baltowski Stanislaw kapral
Cholewa Mieczyslaw kapral
Cieplucha Waclaw kapral
Gasawski Michal
kapral
Pryczek Michal
kapral
Wlodarski Wojciech kapral
Zimny Stefan
kapral
Zwierzchowski Stanislaw kapral
Dzierzgowski Czeslaw kanoner
Filipkowski Czeslaw kanoner
Kutera Jozef
st. strz.
Wilbik Bronislaw st.
strz.
Wojniusz Jozef
st. strz.
Borowiec Piotr strz.
Cieslinski Jan
strz.
Dymitrowicz
strz.
Garbacianek Kazkimierz strz.
Jankowicz Jozef
strz.
Kowalik Aleksy
strz.
Lawrykowicz Aleksander strz.
Nowicki Jozef
strz.
Ortian Aleksander strz.
Soja Franciszek
strz.
Spizarny Jozef
strz.
Zielinski Jan
strz.
Zolnik Franciszek strz.
Zaloga Koszar (Barracks Crew)
Pelka Jozef chorazy
szef komp obsl. koszar (chief of barracks crew company)
Szewczuk Edward chorazy
Z-ca
Krzeszewski Jan
sierzant (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Repelowicz Jan
sierzant (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Sobol Wladyslaw plutonowy
Sadowski Alfons
mat - naprawa broni (gun repair)
Tusk Jan
kapral
Zdunkiewicz Donat kapral
Lata Michal
st. strz.
Aniolek Eugeniusz strz.
Korko Bronislaw
strz.
Mazurkiewicz Jan strz.
Prutis Elibran
strz.
Romatowski Jozef strz.
Wysocki Antoni
strz.
Zmitrowicz Jan
strz.
Zurawski Konstanty strz.
Januszewski Alojzy no rank (zmarl
w okresie okupacji)
Kakol Alfons
no rank (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Krecki Leon no
rank (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Lemke Jan
no rank (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Myslisz
no rank (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Szwedowski Karol no
rank - aid to wounded (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
Tuczynski Kazimierz no rank - najst westerplatte
Duzik Stefan
no rank (zmarl w okresie okupacji)
(ojciec - father)
Duzik Ryszard no
rank (child)
(syn - son)
___________________________
From the pamphlet issued at Gdansk, Nowy Port, 1 September 1974.
___________________________________________________________
5. German Army Order of Battle, September 1, 1939
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
Adolf Hitler
_________________________________
Army High Command
Cmdr. Col. Gen. W. Brauchitsch;
Chief of Staff: Franz Halder
xxxxx
Army Group NORTH
Gen. Oberst F. von Bock
_____________________________
xxxx
Fourth Army
Gen. d. Art. G. von Kluge
xxx I Frontier Guard Corps (Gen.d.fl. z.v.Kaupisch)
xxx XIX Motorized Corps (Gen.d.Pz.Tr. Guderian)
-
xx 2 Mtz. Div. (Gen.Ltn. Bader)
-
xx 3 Panzer Div. (Gen.Ltn.Frh.Geyr. v. Schweppenburg)
-
xx 20 Mtz. Div. (Gen.Ltn. Wiktorin)
xxx II Corps (Gen.d.Inf Straub)
xxx III Corps (Gen.d.Art. Haase)
II Frontier Guard Corps (Reserve)
XII Frontier Guard Corps (Reserve)
_____________________________
xxxx
Third Army
Gen.d.Art. v. Kuchler
xxx XXI Corps (Gen.Ltn. v. Falkenhorst)
xxx I Corps (Gen.Ltn. Petzel)
-
xx Kempf Panzer Div. (Gen.Maj. Kempf)
-
xx 11th Inf. Div. (Gen.Ltn. Bock)
-
xx 61st Inf. Div. (Maj.Gen. z. v. Hoenitke)
xxx Wodrig Corps (Gen.Ltn. Wodrig)
-
xx 1st Inf. Div. (Gen.Ltn. v. Kortzfleisch)
-
xx 12th Inf. Div. (Gen.Ltn. v. d. Leyen)
-
x 1st Cav. Brigade (Col. Feldt)
xxx Brand Corps (Gen.Ltn. Brand)
xx 217th Inf. Div. (Reserve) (Gen.Maj. Baltzer)
x Eberhard Brigade (Reserve) (Gen.Maj. Eberhard)
ARMY GROUP NORTH RESERVES
xx 10th Panzer Div. (Gen.Maj. Schaal)
xx 73rd Infantry Div. (Gen.Maj. Bieler)
xx 206 Inf. Div. (Gen.Ltn. Hofl)
xx 208 Inf. Div. (Gen.Maj. Andreas)
_____________________________________________
xxxxx
Army Group SOUTH
Gen.Oberst v. Rundstedt
______________________________
xxxx
Eighth Army
Gen.d.Inf. Blaskowitz
xxx X Corps (Gen.d.Art. z. v. Ulex)
xxx XIII Corps (Gen.d.Cav. Frh. v. Weichs)
XII Frontier Guard Corps
XIV Frontier Guard Corps
_____________________________
xxxx
Tenth Army
Gen.d.Art. v. Reichenau
xxx XI Corps (Gen.d.Art. Leeb)
xxx XVI Panzer Corps (Gen.d.Cav. Hoepner)
-
xx 4th Panzer Div. (Gen.Ltn. Reinhardt)
-
xx 1st Panzer Div. (Gen.Ltn. Schmidt)
-
xx 14th Inf. Div. (Gen.Ltn. Weyer)
-
xx 31st Inf. Div. (Gen.Ltn. Koempfe)
xxx IV CORPS (Gen.d.Inf. v. Schwedler)
xxx XV MOTORIZED CORPS (Gen.d.Inf. Hoth)
xxx XIV MOTORIZED CORPS (RESERVE)
Gen. d. Inf. v. Wietersheim
-
xx 13th Mtz. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Otto)
-
xx 29th Mtz. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Lemelsen)
-
xx 1st. Lt. Div. (Gen. Maj. v. Loeper)
-
xx 3rd Lt. Div. (Gen. Maj. Kuntzen)
______________________________
xxxxx
Fourteenth Army
Gen. Oberst W. List
xxx VIII CORPS (Gen. d. Inf. Busch)
-
xx 8th Inf. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Koch)
-
xx 28 Inf. Div. (Gen. Ltn. v. Obstfelder)
-
5th Panzer Div. (Gen. Ltn. v. Vietinghoff)
-
SS Regt Germania
xxx XVII CORPS (Gen. d. Inf. Kienitz)
-
xx 44th Inf. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Schubert)
-
xx 45 Inf. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Materne)
-
xx 7th Inf. Div. (Gen. Maj. Ott)
xxx XVIII CORPS (Gen. d. Inf. Baier)
-
xx 2nd Panzer Div. (Gen. Ltn. Veiel)
-
xx 4th Lt. Div. (Gen. Maj. Hubicki)
-
xx 3rd Mtz. Div. (Gen. Maj. Dietl)
xxx XXII CORPS (Reserve)
Gen. d. Cav. z. v. v. Kleist
ARMY GROUP SOUTH RESERVES
xxx VII CORPS (Gen. d. Inf. Ritter v. Schobert)
-
xx 239th Inf. Div. (Gen. Maj. Neuling)
-
xx 221st Inf. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Pflugbeil)
-
xx 213th Inf. Div. (Gen. Maj. l'Homme de Courbiere)
-
xx 62nd Inf. Div. (Gen. Maj. Keiner)
-
xx 68th Inf. Div. (Col. Braun)
-
xx 27th Inf. Div. (Gen. Ltn. Bergmann)
____________________________________________
Air Force High Command (OKL)
Field Marshal H. Goering; Chief of Staff Jeschonnek
First Air Fleet (A. Kesselring)
Fourth Air Fleet (Lohr)
___________________________________________
NAVY HIGH COMMAND (OKM)
Admiral Raeder; C/NO Schniewind
Naval Command East (Albrecht)
___________________________________________________________
6. Losses Sustained During the September
(1939) Campaign
Source # 1: The Polish Campaign 1939, Zaloga and Madej Hippocrene,
New York, 1985
Polish:
-
66,300 troops killed.
-
133,700 troops wounded.
-
587,000 troops taken prisoner by the Germans.
-
200,000 troops taken prisoner by the Soviets.
-
*Equipment losses - almost total except for the small amounts of equipment which accompanied some 100,000
troops which escaped into Romania, Hungary and the Baltic States.
-
Great civilian losses including 40,000 dead in Warsaw alone. The invasion was immediately followed by the
mass executions of thousands more in the immediate post-battle period.
* N.B. - although the Germans could not make use of the Polish guns and ammunition for their own purposes,
they did pass them along to their satellite armies. One exception to this was the Polish 7.92mm Kb ppanc wz. 35 "Ur" antitank
rifle, a secret weapon developed by the Poles just as the war broke out. Only 3,500 were produced. The rifle was remarkable
in that it was light-weight, operated like a regular bolt-action rifle but was capable of penetrating most German armour
of the time and it proved effective in 1939. The key was its revolutionary tungsten-carbide-core SC round which was later
successfully copied by the Germans for tank rounds. As befits a secret weapon, the units were kept sealed in boxes marked
"Rifles for Uruguay" until they were issued and put into use.
German:
-
16,000 troops killed.
-
32,000 troops wounded.
-
674 tanks lost (1/4 of those committed - 4th Panzer Div lost 81).
-
319 armoured cars, 195 guns and mortars, 6046 trucks and 5538 motorcycles lost.
Soviet:
Source #2: Poland: An Illustrated History, Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski, Hippocrene
Books, New York, 2000.
-
Pogonowski lists the same figures as above for Polish and German dead and wounded however he uses a figure
of 452,536 for Polish POWs taken by the Soviets. This figure is based on German and Soviet official statements which
put the number of Polish POWs captured during the 1939 campaign at 1,040,000.
Source #3: German Sources (as quoted in The German Campaign
in Poland (1939), Mjr. R. Kennedy, Department of the (U.S.) Army Pamphlet # 20-255, Washington D.C., 1956)
Polish:
-
694,000 troops captured by the Germans.
-
3,214 field pieces, 16,500 machine guns, 1,700 mortars and enormous quantities of small arms and ammunition.
German:
-
8,082 officers and men killed.
-
27,278 officers and men wounded.
-
5,029 officers and men missing (many of whom had been POWs of the Poles and were later recovered).
-
217 tanks destroyed, including 89 Mark I, 83 Mark II, 26 Mark III, and 19 Mark IV.
-
Over 400 aircraft destroyed (according to neutral sources).
N.B. "Some three-quarters of a million of the Polish population were ethnic Germans and therefore available
for military service for the Reich. Some of the other minorities, such as the Ukrainians, were not opposed to cooperation
and service with the Germans."
___________________________________________________________
7. Polish Army in France
President, Republic of Poland
(in co-operation with French leaders)
-
Commander-in-Chief (Polish Armed Forces)
-
Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence
oversee 3 departments
-
Department 1
Dowodca PSP
L M
L obs.
L B
Department 2
Szef Sztabu
1 D Gren
3 DP
2 DSP
4 DP
SBSP
10 BKaw - Panc
BSK (Syria)
Department 3
Szef Kierownictwa MW
dywizjon niszczycieli
dywizjon okretow podwodnych
Zespol Szkolny
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