This is a list of Polish divisions in World War II.

Polish divisions in September 1939 Campaign

• 1st Legions Infantry Division of Józef Piłsudski (stationed in Wilno) - Brig. Gen. Wincenty Kowalski
• 2nd Legions Infantry Division (stationed in Kielce) - Col. Edward Dojan-Surówka, after September 8, 1939 col. Antoni Staich
• 3rd Legions Infantry Division (stationed in Zamość) - Col. Marian Turowski
• 4th Toruń Infantry Division (stationed in Toruń) - Col. Tadeusz Lubicz-Niezabitowski, after September 4, 1939 Col. Mieczysław Rawicz-Mysłowski, after September 12 Col. Józef Werobej
• 5th Lwów Infantry Division (stationed in Lwów) - Gen. Juliusz Zulauf
• 6th Kraków Infantry Division (stationed in Kraków) - Gen. Bernard Mond
• 7th Częstochowa Infantry Division (stationed in Częstochowa) - Brig. Gen. Janusz Gąsiorowski
• 8th Infantry Division (stationed in Modlin) - Col. Tadeusz Wyrwa-Furgalski
• 9th Siedlce Infantry Division (stationed in Siedlce) - Col. Józef Werobej
• 10th Łódź Infantry Division (stationed in Łódź) -Gen. Franciszek Dindorf-Ankowicz
• 11th Carpathian Infantry Division (stationed in Stanisławów) - Col. Bronisław Prugar-Ketling
• 12th Tarnopol Infantry Division (stationed in Tarnopol) - Gen. Gustaw Paszkiewicz
• 13th Kresy Infantry Division (stationed in Równe) - Col. Władysław Zubosz-Kaliński
• 14th Greater Poland Infantry Division (stationed in Poznań) - Gen. Franciszek Wład
• 15th Greater Poland Infantry Division (stationed in Bydgoszcz) - Gen. Wacław Przyjałkowski
• 16th Pomeranian Infantry Division (stationed in Grudziądz) - Col. Stanisław Świtalski, after September 2, 1939 Col. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
• 17th Greater Poland Infantry Division (stationed in Gniezno) - Col. Mieczysław Stanisław Mozdyniewicz
• 18th Łomża Infantry Division (stationed in Łomża) - Col. Stefan Kossecki
• 19th Infantry Division (stationed in Wilno) - Gen. Józef Kwaciszewski
• 20th Infantry Division (stationed in Baranowicze) - Col. Wilhelm Liszka-Lawicz
• 21st Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) (stationed in Bielsko-Biała) - Gen. Józef Kustroń
• 22nd Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) (stationed in Przemyśl) - Col. Leopold Engel-Ragis
• 23rd Upper Silesian Infantry Division (stationed in Katowice) - Col. Władysław Powierza
• 24th Jarosław Infantry Division (stationed in Jarosław) - Col. Aleksander Krzyżanowski, after September 8, 1939 Col. Bolesław Schwarzenberg-Czerny
• 25th Kalisz Infantry Division (stationed in Kalisz) - Gen. Franciszek Alter
• 26th Skierniewice Infantry Division (stationed in Skierniewice) - Col. Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz
• 27th Kowel Infantry Division (stationed in Kowel) - Gen. Juliusz Drapella
• 28th Warsaw Infantry Division (stationed in Warsaw) - Gen. Władysław Bończa-Uzdowski
• 29th Grodno Infantry Division (stationed in Grodno) - Col. Ignacy Oziewicz
• 30th Polesie Infantry Division (stationed in Kobryń) - Gen. Leopold Cehak
• 33rd Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Grodno) - Col. Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
• 35th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Wilno) - Col. Jarosław Szafran
• 36th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Czortków) - Col. Michał Ostrowski
• 38th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Łuniniec) - Col. Alojzy Wir-Konas
• 39th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Rembertów) - Gen. Bruno Olbrycht
• 41st Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Ostrów Mazowiecka) - Gen. Wacław Piekarski
• 44th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Łowicz) - Col. Eugeniusz Żongołłowicz
• 45th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Kraków) - Gen. Henryk Krok-Paszkowski
• 50th Infantry Division „Brzoza” - Col. Ottokar Brzoza-Brzezina
• 55th Reserve Infantry Division (stationed in Będzin) - Col. Stanisław Kalabiński
• 60th Infantry Division 'Kobryń' - Col. Adam Epler
• Polish Cavalry Division 'Zaza' - Brig. Gen. Zygmunt Podhorski

Polish divisions in France 1939–40

• 1st Grenadier Division - Gen. Bronisław Duch
• 2nd Rifle Division - Gen. Bronisław Prugar-Ketling
• 3rd Infantry Division - Gen. Rudolf Dreszer
• 4th Infantry Division (Poland) - Col. Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
• Polish Independent Highland Brigade - Gen. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
• 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (10éme Brigade de cavalerie motorisée) - Gen. Stanisław Maczek
• Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade - Gen. Stanisław Kopański

Polish divisions & brigades on the Western and Italian Fronts

• I Corps
  • 1st Armoured Division
  • 1st Independent Parachute Brigade
• II Corps
  • 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division
  • 5th Kresowa Infantry Division
  • 2nd Armoured Brigade

Polish divisions on the Eastern Fronts

• First Polish Army
  • 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • 4th Infantry Division
  • 6th Infantry Division
  • 1st Armoured Brigade "Westerplatte Heroes"
  • 1st Warsaw Cavalry Brigade
  • in addition:
    • Army artillery: 5 Artillery Brigades (1-5), 1st AA-Artillery Division, 1st mortar regiment
    • 1st Engineering Brigade
    • 4th independent heavy tank regiment
    • 13th SP-artillery regiment ( SU-85 and ISU-152)
• Second Army (Poland)
  • 5th Infantry Division
  • 7th Infantry Division
  • 8th Infantry Division
  • 9th Infantry Division
  • 10th Infantry Division
  • 16th Armoured Brigade,
  • 2nd Artillery Division, 3rd AA-artillery Division, 3rd indep. mortar regiment
  • 3 AT-artillery brigades (nos.9,11,14)
  • 2nd Sapper Brigade
  • 4th independent heavy tank regiment
  • 28th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-85)
• 1st Armoured Corps: 3 armoured brigades, 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade - details below. Subordinated to the 2nd Army.
  • 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade (Polish)(East)
  • 2nd Armoured Brigade (2. Brygada Pancerna) - (65 x T-34/85)
  • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 4th Armoured Brigade
  • 24th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-85)
  • 25th SP-artillery regiment (21 x ISU-122)
  • 27th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-76M)
  • 2nd mortar regiment
  • 26th AA-artillery regiment
  • Rocket artillery battalion

Polish divisions of the underground armies

• Home Army - brigade or division-sized units only
  • 2nd Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) ( Kielce- Radom)
  • Polish 8th Home Army Infantry Division ( Warsaw Uprising)
  • 19th Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) ( Wilno)
  • 27th Home Army Infantry Division (Poland) ( Wołyń)
  • Cracovian Home Army Infantry Division
  • Cracovian Home Army Cavalry Brigade
• National Armed Forces

See also

• Polish contribution to World War II
• History of Poland (1939–1945)