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In late 1920, the Polish Army had a total of 23 infantry divisions and nine cavalry brigades. Each infantry division had two brigades, each one having three regiments. Frequently, the infantry divisions were divided for specific tasks, with the resulting brigade-sized formations being called
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formerly 15th
Infantry Rifle Regiment of General Haller's Blue Army. In September 1919 it was renamed to 40th Kresy Infantry Rifle Regiment and changed March 1920 to 49th Hutsul Rifle Regiment
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The division was created from elements of the 1st
Lithuanian–Belarusian Division. On 12 October 1921, the division was renamed the
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The numbering of the large infantry units in August 1920 was then as follows: 1st-18th
Infantry Divisions, 1st and 2nd Lithuanian
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1st
Siberian Infantry Regiment under Franciszek Dindorf-Ankowicz; later renamed 82nd Siberian Infantry Regiment (
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Formed from the 1st
Greater Poland Rifle Division, which was formed on 22 January 1919.
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included broad disposition of personnel, strength, organization, and command structure.
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fought from
February 1919 to October 1920 (ended by armistice in March 1921) between
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Formed from the 2nd
Greater Poland Rifle Division, which was formed in March 1919.
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Belarusian
Divisions, the (21st) Mountain Division, the (22nd) Volunteer Division.
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1609:"Cossacks, Russians, and Ukrainians on the Polish side in the War of the 1920"
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1611:[Kozacy, Rosjanie i Ukraińcy po stronie polskiej w wojnie 1920 r.].
1062:, the Polish Army was organised in 3 Fronts and 7 Armies, in this manner:
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Formed from the 3rd
Greater Poland Rifle Division, formed on 6 June 1919.
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formations of more than a single division were called operational groups (
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Formed from the 4th
Pomeranian Rifle Division, formed on 30 July 1919.
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Polish volunteer so-called 'Death Squadron' (named unofficially) in
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1633:[Huzarzy Śmierci w wojnie polsko-bolszewickiej 1920 r.].
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The following units and named commanders fought in the
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Lithuanian–Belarusian, Mountain and Volunteer Divisions
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1631:"Death Squadron of the Polish–Bolshevik War of 1920"
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2nd Siberian Infantry Regiment under Józef Werobej.
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Command of Polish Regiment during Polish–Soviet war
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1697:Warsaw 1920: The War for the Eastern Borderlands
1695:Zaloga, Steven J. (2020). Cowper, Marcus (ed.).
1344:Don Cossack Brigade (Colonel Alexander Salnikov)
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1025:aka Infantry Regiment of the Academic Legion
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1148:1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division
1034:Free Cossack Brigade formerly the
738:2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division
695:1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division
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1462:1st Zaporozhian Infantry Division
1391:(21st) Mountain Infantry Division
776:(21st) Mountain Infantry Division
1561:6th Sich Rifle Infantry Division
618:17 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty
564:15 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty
537:14 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty
1039:3rd Don Cossack Cavalry Brigade
1023:36th Infantry Regiment (Poland)
1013:14th Infantry Regiment (Poland)
950:Polish Armed Forces (1917–1918)
1456:Mykhailo Omelianovych-Pavlenko
1054:Order of battle in August 1920
1:
1544:5th Kherson Infantry Division
1294:4th Mounted Brigade (Colonel
1285:3rd Legions Infantry Division
1275:1st Legions Infantry Division
1174:2nd Legions Infantry Division
968:5. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich
877:The division was renamed the
759:2 Dywizja Litewsko-Białoruska
725:The division was renamed the
720:1 Dywizja Litewsko-Białoruska
169:3rd Legions Infantry Division
140:2nd Legions Infantry Division
106:1st Legions Infantry Division
1267:Strike Group (Major general
1214:Aleksander Narbutt-Łuczyński
989:Individual Units/Regiments:
979:82. Syberyjski pułk piechoty
945:Polish Military Organisation
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506:13 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty
420:2nd Brigade, Polish Legions
416:4th Rifle Division (Poland)
190:3 Dywizja Piechoty Legionów
157:2 Dywizja Piechoty Legionów
130:1st Brigade, Polish Legions
123:1 Dywizja Piechoty Legionów
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1607:Gdański, Jarosław (2017).
1582:Ivan Omelianovych-Pavlenko
1527:4th Kyiv Infantry Division
1510:3rd Iron Infantry Division
1092:Stanisław Burhardt-Bukacki
1029:49th Hutsul Rifle Regiment
801:(22nd) Volunteer Division
75:Legions Infantry Divisions
1637:. Muzeum Historii Polski.
1629:Kołodziej, Piotr (2017).
1008:Voluntary Legion of Women
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1349:4th Army (Major general
1303:3rd Army (Major general
1202:5th Army (Major general
1166:2nd Army (Major general
1067:Northern Front (General
955:Polish I Corps in Russia
30:aftermath of World War I
1448:Ukrainian People's Army
1060:Battle of Warsaw (1920)
1486:2nd Volhynian Division
1436:13th Infantry Division
1420:Władysław Jędrzejewski
1374:16th Infantry Division
1357:14th Infantry Division
1237:18th Infantry Division
1220:17th Infantry Division
1131:15th Infantry Division
1111:11th Infantry Division
1098:10th Infantry Division
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26:Second Polish Republic
1521:Oleksandr Udovychenko
1328:7th Infantry Division
1311:6th Infantry Division
1296:Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer
1210:9th Infantry Division
1184:4th Infantry Division
1085:8th Infantry Division
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840:Date ceased to exist
676:Date ceased to exist
650:Formed from Haller's
369:9th Infantry Division
343:8th Infantry Division
317:7th Infantry Division
291:6th Infantry Division
265:5th Infantry Division
234:4th Infantry Division
216:Date ceased to exist
88:Date ceased to exist
1571:1st Cavalry Division
1473:Andrii Hulyi-Hulenko
1438:(Lieutenant general
1426:1st Mounted Division
1359:(Lieutenant general
1330:(Lieutenant general
1313:(Lieutenant general
1287:(Lieutenant general
1279:Stefan Dąb-Biernacki
1241:Franciszek Krajowski
1239:(Lieutenant general
1222:(Lieutenant general
1150:(Lieutenant general
898:on the Polish side.
879:1st Cavalry Division
858:1st Mounted Division
729:on 12 October 1921.
1497:Oleksandr Zahroskyi
1413:Wacław Iwaszkiewicz
1277:(Brigadier general
1133:(Brigadier general
1058:At the time of the
645:18 Dywizja Piechoty
475:12 Dywizja Piechoty
409:10 Dywizja Piechoty
176:8-9 September 1939
1361:Daniel Konarzewski
1269:Edward Rydz-Śmigły
1224:Aleksander Osiński
1204:Władysław Sikorski
1188:Stanisław Kaliszek
1118:Bolesław Jaźwiński
1102:Lieutenant general
1079:Franciszek Latinik
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843:Notable battle(s)
814:Dywizja Ochotnicza
783:16 September 1939
679:Notable battle(s)
638:13 September 1939
584:19 September 1939
513:1st Rifle Division
499:28 September 1939
482:6th Rifle Division
451:2nd Rifle Division
437:18 September 1939
434:16 September 1919
383:9 Dywizja Piechoty
357:8 Dywizja Piechoty
331:7 Dywizja Piechoty
305:6 Dywizja Piechoty
298:20 September 1939
279:5 Dywizja Piechoty
248:4 Dywizja Piechoty
241:21 September 1939
219:Notable battle(s)
203:Infantry Divisions
147:29 September 1939
113:23 September 1939
91:Notable battle(s)
1728:Polish–Soviet War
1701:Osprey Publishing
1305:Zygmunt Zieliński
1105:Lucjan Żeligowski
1089:Brigadier general
896:Polish–Soviet War
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110:21 February 1919
63:List of divisions
43:'groups'. Larger
18:Polish–Soviet War
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1178:Michał Żymierski
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1017:Antoni Chruściel
993:Polish Air Force
930:Battle of Niemen
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1257:Central Front (
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