Lublin Army

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Lublin Army (Polish: Armia Lublin) was an improvised Polish Army created on September 4 1939 from 1 motorized brigade and various smaller units concentrated around cities of Lublin, Sandomierz and upper Vistula river. It was commanded by Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Piskor.

1 Tasks
2 Operational history
3 Organization
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Tasks

Forces as of 31 August and German plan of attack.

Forces as of 14 September with troop movements up to this date.

Forces after 14 September with troop movements after this date

It was tasked with defending the crossings through Vistula river from Modlin (near Warsaw) to Sandomierz.

[edit] Operational history

After having been forced to retreat from Warsaw, it was defeated together with Kraków Army during the first battle of Tomaszów Lubelski (September 17-20).

[edit] Organization

The Army was commanded by general Tadeusz Piskor; his chieff of staff was colonel Jan Zawisza.

Warsaw Armoured Motorized Brigade (Warszawska Brygada Pancerno-Motorowa)
Polish 39th Infantry Division
Smaller units (Combined Cavalry Brigade; Sandomierz Operational Group; part of 2nd Regiment of Heavy Artillery)

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[edit] See also

v • d • e Polish Armies and notable Operational Groups in Polish Defensive War 1939

Armies: Karpaty Army • Kraków Army • Lublin Army • Łódź Army • Modlin Army • Pomorze Army • Poznań Army • Prusy Army • Warszawa Army • Małopolska Army (formed from Karpaty and Kraków armies) Other units: Independent Operational Group Narew • Independent Operational Group Polesie