The following is a list of Polish Armies during World War II, together with their commanders and brigade and division-sized units. For a more detailed list see: Polish army order of battle in 1939.

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!Formed before the war

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!Formed during the war in Poland

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!Formed in exile at later stages of the war

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thumb|right|250px|Placement of divisions on September 1, 1939

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|width=10 bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Karpaty Army (Armia Karpaty)<br><small>Kazimierz Fabrycy<br>2nd and 3rd Mountain Bdes, 11th Inf.Div, 24th Inf.Div, 38th Inf.Div</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Kraków Army (Armia Kraków)<br><small>Antoni Szylling<br>6th, 7th, 21st Mountain, 22nd Mountain, 23rd, 55th Infantry Divisions, 10th Mot., Kraków Cav.Bde., 1st Mountain</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Łódź Army (Armia Łódź)<br><small>Juliusz Rómmel, Wiktor Thommée<br>2nd Legions, 10th, 28th, 30th Infantry Divisions, Wołyńska and Kresowa Cavalry Brigades</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Modlin Army (Armia Modlin)<br><small>Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski<br>8th and 20th Infantry Divisions, Mazowiecka and Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigades, Warsaw BON</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Pomorze Army (Armia Pomorze)<br><small>Władysław Bortnowski<br>4th, 9th, 15th, 16th and 27th Infantry Divisions, Pomorska Cavalry Brigade, Pomorze and Chełm National Defence Bdes, Wisła Independent Unit</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Poznań Army (Armia Poznań)<br><small>Tadeusz Kutrzeba<br>14th, 17th, 25th and 26th Inf.Div., Podolska and Wielkopolska Cav.Bdes, Poznań and Kalisz National Defence Bdes</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd|&nbsp;||Prusy Army (Armia Prusy)<br><small>Stefan Dąb-Biernacki<br>3rd Legions, 12th, 13th, 19th, 29th and 36th Inf.Div, Wileńska Cavalry Brigade</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbddbb|&nbsp;||Lublin Army (Armia Lublin)<br><small>Tadeusz Piskor<br>39th Inf.Div., Motorised Bde, Sandomierz Group, Komorowski's Cavalry Group</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbddbb|&nbsp;||Małopolska Army (Armia Małopolska)<br><small>Kazimierz Fabrycy<br>See:Karpaty Army above</small>

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|bgcolor=#bbddbb|&nbsp;||Warszawa Army (Armia Warszawa)<br><small>Juliusz Rómmel, Walerian Czuma, Wiktor Thommée<br></small>

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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb|&nbsp;||Polish Army in France (Wojsko Polskie we Francji)<br><small>Władysław Sikorski<br>1st Grenadier, 2nd Rifle, 10th Armoured Brigade Bde</small>

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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb|&nbsp;||I Corps (I Korpus Polski)<br><small>Stanisław Maczek<br>1st Armoured Division, 1st Para Brigade</small>

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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb|&nbsp;||II Corps (II Korpus Polski)<br><small>Władysław Anders<br>3rd and 5th Infantry Divisions, 2nd Armoured Division</small>

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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb|&nbsp;||First Army (1 Armia Wojska Polskiego)<br><small>Zygmunt Berling<br> 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th Infantry Divisions, Armoured Bde, Cavalry Bde</small>

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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb|&nbsp;||Second Army (2 Armia Wojska Polskiego)<br><small>Karol Świerczewski<br>5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Inf. Divs, 16th Armoured Bde</small>

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During the Invasion of Poland several divisions were grouped into two units smaller than armies: the Wyszków Operational Group and the Narew Independent Operational Group.

See also

  • Air Force of the Polish Army (in the East)
  • Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain
  • Polish Navy in World War II
  • List of Polish divisions in World War II
  • Polish army order of battle in 1939
  • Polish contribution to World War II