Chapter 8 Polish order of battle and battle plan

In peacetime, Poland has thirty infantry divisions, eleven cavalry brigades, one mountain brigade, and two motorized (armored) brigades.There are also several regiments of Border Guard, a large number of ON battalions, and a naval unit stationed in the Gdynia|Hel area. In other words, the total number of Polish troops is considerable.However, most of its weapons are second-hand goods from the First World War.Although its air force has about 1,000 aircraft, it is not up to modern standards. Germany has estimated that the number of divisions in Poland can be doubled during the war, but whether the necessary equipment is available seems to be a doubt.According to the records of the history of the Second World War written by Tipis Kirch, before the outbreak of the war, Poland mustered only enough regiments to form ten reserve divisions, but even so, it was too late to organize them all. The scheduled plan is compiled by the division.Although there is such a statement, during the course of the battle, German intelligence still discovered the designations of some reserve divisions.

The Polish High Command deployed its troops as follows: Along the border of East Prussia, in front of the Bohr|Laliu|Vistula line, there are: (1) Between Suwalki and Lomza there is a fighting group consisting of two divisions and two cavalry brigades. (2) On both sides of Mlawa is the Modlin Army Group, consisting of four divisions and two cavalry brigades. In the Polish Corridor there was the Pomorze Army, consisting of five divisions and a cavalry brigade. From the Warta River to the border of Slovakia, facing the German border, there are three armies: (1) Poznan (Poznan) Army Group, with four divisions and two cavalry brigades, stationed in the west of Poznan Province.

(2) Army Group Lodz, consisting of four divisions and two cavalry brigades, stationed near Wielun. (3) Army Group Cracow, consisting of six divisions, one cavalry brigade, and one motorized brigade, stationed between Czes|tochowa and Nowy Targ.In the rear of the two armies mentioned later, there is also the Prussian (Prussia) army, a total of six divisions and a cavalry brigade, stationed in the Tomaszow|Kielce area. Finally, along the border of the Carpathian Mountains, its deep flank was covered by a Carpathian army group.Most of it is composed of reserve units and self-defense battalions, and is deployed in echelons.

Another reserve group, Gen. Piskor's Army Group, including three divisions and a motorized brigade, remained in the Modlin | Warsaw | Lublin area on the Vistula River middle.In addition, during the course of the campaign, an independent Polesie Group was established east of the Bug River, mainly to protect the rear against Russia. In fact, when the German invasion began, the deployment of Poland had not yet been completed, so it is likely that the above distribution was not fully achieved.