Pomorze Army
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The Pomeranian Army (Polish: Armia Pomorze) was one of the Polish armies to take part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939. It was officially created on March 23, 1939 to defend Toruń and Bydgoszcz from a possible German attack and to carry out delaying actions in the so-called "Polish Corridor". Led by Gen.dyw. Władysław Bortnowski, it consisted of 5 infantry divisions, 2 National Defence brigades and 1 cavalry brigade.
The Army was mostly destroyed during the Battle of Bory Tucholskie.
| Pomorze Army | Unit | Polish name | Commander | Remarks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army units - gen. Władysław Bortnowski | |||||||||||||
| 9th Infantry Division | 9 Dywizja Piechoty | płk. Józef Werobej | |||||||||||
| 15th Infantry Division | 15 Dywizja Piechoty | gen. Wacław Przyjałkowski | Greater Polish | ||||||||||
| 27th Infantry Division | 27 Dywizja Piechoty | gen.bryg. Juliusz Drapella | |||||||||||
| Pomeranian National Defence Brigade | Pomorska Brygada Obrony Narodowej | ||||||||||||
| Chełm National Defence Brigade | Chełmska Brygada Obrony Narodowej | ||||||||||||
| Operational Group "East" - gen. Mikołaj Bołtuć | |||||||||||||
| 4th Infantry Division | 4 Dywizja Piechoty | płk. Rawicz-Mysłowski, płk. Józef Werobej | |||||||||||
| 16th Infantry Division | 16 Dywizja Piechoty | płk. Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz | Pomeranian | ||||||||||
| Operational Group Czersk - gen.bryg. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki | |||||||||||||
| Pomeranian Cavalry Brigade | Pomorska Brygada Kawalerii | gen.bryg. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki | |||||||||||
| Independent Units Chojnice and Kościerzyna | Oddziały Wydzielone "Chojnice" i "Kościerzyna" | ||||||||||||
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