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At that time it consisted of two infantry brigades (13th and 14th), and four infantry regiments (25th, 26th, 11th and 27th), as well as two artillery brigades (7th Light Artillery, 7th Heavy Artillery). The division took part in shielding of the Polish borders during the Polish–Ukrainian War of 1919.
2nd Pomerania Artillery Brigade, in Choszczno (Tactical Ballistic Missiles) 5th Mazurska Engineer Brigade, in Szczecin; 6th Warsaw Cannon Artillery Brigade, in Toruń; 7th Howitzer Artillery Brigade, in Toruń; 2nd Pomerania Chemical Defence Regiment, in Grudziądz; 4th Łużycki Signal Regiment, in Bydgoszcz; 14th Sudecki Anti-tank Artillery ...
7th Horse Artillery Group "Wielkopolska", in Wedrzyn with SpGH DANA 152 mm self-propelled howitzers; 7th Anti-aircraft Group, in Wedrzyn with Hibneryt anti-aircraft systems and Grom surface-to-air missiles; 5th Sapper Battalion, in Krosno Odrzańskie; Reconnaissance Company "Wielkopolska Uhlans", in Międzyrzecz; Logistic Battalion, in Międzyrzecz
Due to rapid German advance, the group withdrew towards the Bug river, and on September 11, Polish Commander in Chief Edward Rydz-Śmigły ordered General Wincenty Kowalski, commandant of Operational Group Wyszków, to merge his unit with Northern Front under General Stefan Dąb-Biernacki. It consisted of the following units:
At app. 3 p.m., German tanks were repelled near Trebowiec Duzy, and finally, after artillery barrage, the Germans attacked Ilza, at 6 p.m. Polish 7th Infantry Regiment had to retreat, and managed only to keep its positions near the ruins of the Ilza Castle. Surrounded by the Wehrmacht, 12th Infantry Division attempted to break out.
The 2nd Polish Corps (Polish: 2 Korpus Polski), 1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fought with distinction in the Italian Campaign , in particular at the Battle of Monte Cassino .
5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Inf. Divs, 16th Armoured Bde 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 .
The area was defended by the Polish 44th Kresy Rifle Regiment, 16th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment, elements of the 1st Krechowce Uhlan Regiment, and the 7th Mounted Artillery Group. The Polish defenders formed strong pockets of resistance in the villages — a tactic that had shown itself to be superior to an attempted defense of an entire ...