List of Polish divisions in World War I

The following is a list of Polish brigade and division-sized military units during World War I and the subsequent Russian Civil War. See also list of military divisions. Official names are given in parentheses.

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Formed in Russia during World War I \|align=center bgcolor=Green\|Green
Formed in France during World War I (the Blue Army of Gen. Haller) \|align=center bgcolor=#4682b4\|Blue

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Formed in Russia during World War I

|align=center bgcolor=Green|Green

Formed in France during World War I (the Blue Army of Gen. Haller)

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bgcolor=#4682b4\|	{{Ill\|1st Polish Rifle Division\|pl\|1 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich (AP we Francji)}} (1 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 1re Division Polonaise) Later 13th Infantry Division (Poland)
bgcolor=#4682b4\|	Polish 2nd Rifle Division (2 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 2éme Division Polonaise)
bgcolor=#4682b4\|	Polish 3rd Rifle Division (3 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 3éme Division Polonaise)
width=10 bgcolor=Green\|	Polish 4th Polish Rifle Division (4. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich)Later part of Haller's Blue army as 4th Division-renamed 10th Infantry Division (Poland) Col. Franciszek Zieliński
width=10 bgcolor=Green\|	Polish 5th Polish Rifle Division (5. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich)Later part of Haller's Blue army as 5th Division-renamed Polish 30th Infantry Division generals Piotr Szymanowski, Adam Sławoczyński, Tadeusz Bylewski
bgcolor=#4682b4\|	6th Polish Rifle Division (6 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 3éme Division Polonaise)
bgcolor=#4682b4\|	7th Polish Rifle Division (7 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 7éme Division Polonaise)
bgcolor=#4682b4\|	Polish Instructive Division (Dywizja Instrukcyjna)

Formed in Russia during the Russian Civil War

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ ! scope="col" width="15%" \|Formation name ! scope="col" width="5%" \|Date formed ! scope="col" width="5%" \|Date formation ceased to exist ! scope="col" width="5%" \|Unit's insignia ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" \|Locations served ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="20%" \|Notable campaigns ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" \|Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="5%" \|Source(s)
scope="row" \|Polish Legion in Finland \| align="center" \|{{dts\|24 April 1917}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|1 March 1918}} \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|Finland \| align="center" \|n/a \| align="left" \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \|I Polish Corps in Russia \| align="center" \|{{dts\|24 July 1917}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|21 May 1918}} \| align="center" \|75x75px \| align="center" \|modern-day Belarus \| align="center" \|German anti-Bolshevik campaign in spring 1918 \| align="left" \|On May 21, 1918, the Corps' commander Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki after acknowledging the Regency Council signed an agreement with the Germans, under which the Corps agreed to be disarmed and disbanded. \| align="center" \|
II Polish Corps in Russia \|{{dts\|21 December 1917}} \|{{dts\|11 May 1918}} \|75x75px \|modern-day Ukraine \|Battle of Kaniów \|The corps was disbanded afterwards the battle of Kaniów, with most of its soldiers imprisoned by the Germans. \|
III Polish Corps in Russia \| \| \| \|Ukraine \| \| \|
4th Polish Rifle Division \|{{dts\|24 August 1918}} \|{{dts\|19 July 1919}} \|75x75px \|southern Russia \| \| \|
5th Polish Rifle Division \|{{dts\|25 January 1919}} \|{{dts\|20 January 1920}} \|75x75px \|Siberia \| \| \|
1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division \|1919 \|1921 \|77x77px \| \| \| \|
2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division \|July 1919 \|1920 \| \| \| \| \|
Polish Light Brigade (Brygada Lekka) \| \| \| \| \| \| \|

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! scope="col" width="15%" |Formation name

! scope="col" width="5%" |Date formed

! scope="col" width="5%" |Date formation ceased to exist

! scope="col" width="5%" |Unit's insignia

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" |Locations served

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="20%" |Notable campaigns

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" |Notes

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="5%" |Source(s)

scope="row" |Polish Legion in Finland

| align="center" |{{dts|24 April 1917}}

| align="center" |{{dts|1 March 1918}}

| align="center" |

| align="center" |Finland

| align="center" |n/a

| align="left" |

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scope="row" |I Polish Corps in Russia

| align="center" |{{dts|24 July 1917}}

| align="center" |{{dts|21 May 1918}}

| align="center" |75x75px

| align="center" |modern-day Belarus

| align="center" |German anti-Bolshevik campaign in spring 1918

| align="left" |On May 21, 1918, the Corps' commander Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki after acknowledging the Regency Council signed an agreement with the Germans, under which the Corps agreed to be disarmed and disbanded.

| align="center" |

II Polish Corps in Russia

|{{dts|21 December 1917}}

|{{dts|11 May 1918}}

|75x75px

|modern-day Ukraine

|Battle of Kaniów

|The corps was disbanded afterwards the battle of Kaniów, with most of its soldiers imprisoned by the Germans.

III Polish Corps in Russia

|Ukraine

4th Polish Rifle Division

|{{dts|24 August 1918}}

|{{dts|19 July 1919}}

|75x75px

|southern Russia

5th Polish Rifle Division

|{{dts|25 January 1919}}

|{{dts|20 January 1920}}

|75x75px

|Siberia

1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division

|1919

|1921

|77x77px

2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division

|July 1919

|1920

Polish Light Brigade (Brygada Lekka)

Formed by Austria-Hungary

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ ! scope="col" width="15%" \|Formation name ! scope="col" width="15%" \|Date formed ! scope="col" width="15%" \|Date formation ceased to exist ! scope="col" width="15%" \|Divisional insignia ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="10%" \|Locations served ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" \|Notable battles ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="5%" \|Source(s)
scope="row" \|1st Brigade, Polish Legions \| align="center" \|{{dts\|19 December 1914}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|July 1917}} \| align="center" \|74x74px \| align="center" \|Eastern Front \| align="center" \|Łowczówek, Konary, Jastków, Kostiuchnówka \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \|2nd Brigade, Polish Legions \| align="center" \|{{dts\|8 May 1915}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|15 March 1918}} (became the 5th Polish Rifle Division, part of the II Polish Corps in Russia) \| align="center" \|102x102px \| align="center" \|Eastern Front \| align="center" \|Battle of Britain, The Blitz \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \|3rd Brigade, Polish Legions \| align="center" \|{{dts\|8 May 1915}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|July 1917}} \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|Eastern Front \| align="center" \|Battle of Britain, The Blitz \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \|Polish Auxiliary Corps \| align="center" \|{{dts\|20 September 1916}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|19 February 1918}} (formed the basis of the Polnische Wehrmacht) \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|Eastern Front \| align="center" \|Rarańcza, Kaniów (both against the Central Powers) \| align="center" \|

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! scope="col" width="15%" |Formation name

! scope="col" width="15%" |Date formed

! scope="col" width="15%" |Date formation ceased to exist

! scope="col" width="15%" |Divisional insignia

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="10%" |Locations served

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" |Notable battles

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="5%" |Source(s)

scope="row" |1st Brigade, Polish Legions

| align="center" |{{dts|19 December 1914}}

| align="center" |{{dts|July 1917}}

| align="center" |74x74px

| align="center" |Eastern Front

| align="center" |Łowczówek, Konary, Jastków, Kostiuchnówka

| align="center" |

scope="row" |2nd Brigade, Polish Legions

| align="center" |{{dts|8 May 1915}}

| align="center" |{{dts|15 March 1918}} (became the 5th Polish Rifle Division, part of the II Polish Corps in Russia)

| align="center" |102x102px

| align="center" |Eastern Front

| align="center" |Battle of Britain, The Blitz

| align="center" |

scope="row" |3rd Brigade, Polish Legions

| align="center" |{{dts|8 May 1915}}

| align="center" |{{dts|July 1917}}

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| align="center" |Eastern Front

| align="center" |Battle of Britain, The Blitz

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scope="row" |Polish Auxiliary Corps

| align="center" |{{dts|20 September 1916}}

| align="center" |{{dts|19 February 1918}} (formed the basis of the Polnische Wehrmacht)

| align="center" |

| align="center" |Eastern Front

| align="center" |Rarańcza, Kaniów (both against the Central Powers)

| align="center" |

Formed by German Empire

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ ! scope="col" width="15%" \|Formation name ! scope="col" width="5%" \|Date formed ! scope="col" width="5%" \|Date formation ceased to exist ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" \|Locations served ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="20%" \|Notable campaigns ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" \|Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="5%" \|Source(s)
scope="row" \|Polnische Wehrmacht \| align="center" \|{{dts\|10 April 1917}} \| align="center" \|{{dts\|11 November 1918}} \| align="center" \|N/A \| align="center" \|N/A \| align="left" \|The Oath crisis happened in July 1917, as a result of which it only remained as a rump unit. After the declaration of Polish independence of 11 November 1918, the units of the Polnische Wehrmacht became the basis of the Polish Army. \| align="center" \|

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! scope="col" width="15%" |Formation name

! scope="col" width="5%" |Date formed

! scope="col" width="5%" |Date formation ceased to exist

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" |Locations served

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="20%" |Notable campaigns

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="25%" |Notes

! class="unsortable" scope="col" width="5%" |Source(s)

scope="row" |Polnische Wehrmacht

| align="center" |{{dts|10 April 1917}}

| align="center" |{{dts|11 November 1918}}

| align="center" |N/A

| align="left" |The Oath crisis happened in July 1917, as a result of which it only remained as a rump unit. After the declaration of Polish independence of 11 November 1918, the units of the Polnische Wehrmacht became the basis of the Polish Army.

| align="center" |

References

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