List of Polish armies in World War II

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The following is a '''list of Polish Armies''' during World War II, together with their commanders and brigade and division-sized units. For a more detailed list see: [[Polish army order of battle in 1939]].

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!Formed before the war
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!Formed during the war in Poland
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!Formed in exile at later stages of the war
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[[Image:Dywizje wrzesien 1.png|thumb|right|250px|Placement of divisions on September 1, 1939]]

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|width=10 bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Karpaty Army]] (''Armia Karpaty'') [[Kazimierz Fabrycy]] 2nd and 3rd Mountain Bdes, [[11th Infantry Division (Poland)|11th Inf.Div]], [[24th Infantry Division (Poland)|24th Inf.Div]], [[38th Infantry Division (Poland)|38th Inf.Div]]
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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Kraków Army]] (''Armia Kraków'') [[Antoni Szylling]] [[6th Infantry Division (Poland)|6th]], [[7th Infantry Division (Poland)|7th]], [[21st Mountain Infantry Division (Poland)|21st Mountain]], [[22nd Mountain Infantry Division (Poland)|22nd Mountain]], [[23rd Infantry Division (Poland)|23rd]], [[55th Infantry Division (Poland)|55th]] Infantry Divisions, [[10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland)|10th Mot.]], [[Kraków Cavalry Brigade|Kraków Cav.Bde.]], [[1st Mountain Brigade (Poland)|1st Mountain]]
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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Łódź Army]] (''Armia Łódź'') [[Juliusz Rómmel]], [[Wiktor Thommée]] [[2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland)|2nd Legions]], [[10th Infantry Division (Poland)|10th]], [[28th Infantry Division (Poland)|28th]], [[30th Infantry Division (Poland)|30th]] Infantry Divisions, [[Wolynska Cavalry Brigade|Wołyńska]] and [[Kresowa Cavalry Brigade]]s
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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Modlin Army]] (''Armia Modlin'') [[Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski]] [[8th Infantry Division (Poland)|8th]] and [[20th Infantry Division (Poland)|20th]] Infantry Divisions, [[Mazowiecka Cavalry Brigade|Mazowiecka]] and [[Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade]]s, [[Warsaw National Defence Brigade|Warsaw BON]]
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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Pomorze Army]] (''Armia Pomorze'') [[Władysław Bortnowski]] [[4th Infantry Division (Poland)|4th]], [[9th Infantry Division (Poland)|9th]], [[15th Infantry Division (Poland)|15th]], [[16th Infantry Division (Poland)|16th]] and [[27th Infantry Division (Poland)|27th]] Infantry Divisions, [[Pomorska Cavalry Brigade]], [[Pomorze National Defence Brigade|Pomorze]] and [[Chełm National Defence Brigade|Chełm]] National Defence Bdes, Wisła Independent Unit
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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Poznań Army]] (''Armia Poznań'') [[Tadeusz Kutrzeba]] [[14th Infantry Division (Poland)|14th]], [[17th Infantry Division (Poland)|17th]], [[25th Infantry Division (Poland)|25th]] and [[26th Infantry Division (Poland)|26th]] Inf.Div., [[Podolska Cavalry Brigade|Podolska]] and [[Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade|Wielkopolska]] Cav.Bdes, [[Poznań National Defence Brigade|Poznań]] and [[Kalisz National Defence Brigade|Kalisz]] National Defence Bdes
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|bgcolor=#bbbbdd| ||[[Prusy Army]] (''Armia Prusy'') [[Stefan Dąb-Biernacki]] [[3rd Legions Infantry Division (Poland)|3rd Legions]], [[12th Infantry Division (Poland)|12th]], [[13th Infantry Division (Poland)|13th]], [[19th Infantry Division (Poland)|19th]], [[29th Infantry Division (Poland)|29th]] and [[36th Infantry Division (Poland)|36th]] Inf.Div, [[Wileńska Cavalry Brigade]]
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|bgcolor=#bbddbb| ||[[Lublin Army]] (''Armia Lublin'') [[Tadeusz Piskor]] [[39th Infantry Division (Poland)|39th Inf.Div.]], [[Warsaw Armoured Motorized Brigade|Motorised Bde]], [[Sandomierz Group]], [[Tadeusz Komorowski|Komorowski's Cavalry Group]]
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|bgcolor=#bbddbb| ||[[Małopolska Army]] (''Armia Małopolska'') [[Kazimierz Fabrycy]] See:[[Karpaty Army]] above
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|bgcolor=#bbddbb| ||[[Warszawa Army]] (''Armia Warszawa'') [[Juliusz Rómmel]], [[Walerian Czuma]], [[Wiktor Thommée]] 
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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb| ||[[Polish Army in France (1939-1940)|Polish Army in France]] (''Wojsko Polskie we Francji'') [[Władysław Sikorski]] [[1st Grenadiers Division (Poland)|1st Grenadier]], [[2nd Foot Rifle Division (Poland)|2nd Rifle]], [[10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Poland)|10th Armoured Brigade]] Bde
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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb| ||[[1st Polish Corps (Polish Armed Forces in the West)|I Corps]] (''I Korpus Polski'') [[Stanisław Maczek]] [[1st Armoured Division (Poland)|1st Armoured Division]], [[1st Independent Parachute Brigade (Poland)|1st Para Brigade]]
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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb| ||[[2nd Polish Corps (Polish Armed Forces in the West)|II Corps]] (''II Korpus Polski'') [[Władysław Anders]] [[3rd Infantry Division (Poland)|3rd]] and [[Polish 5th Infantry Division|5th]] Infantry Divisions, [[Polish 2nd Armoured Division|2nd Armoured Division]]
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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb| ||[[First Polish Army (1944-1945)|First Army]] (''1 Armia Wojska Polskiego'') [[Zygmunt Berling]] [[1st Infantry Division (Poland)|1st]], [[2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland)|2nd]], [[3rd Infantry Division (East) (Poland)|3rd]], [[4th Infantry Division (East) (Poland)|4th]] and [[6th Infantry Division (Poland)|6th]] Infantry Divisions, [[Heroes of Westerplatte Armoured Brigade|Armoured Bde]], [[Warsaw Cavalry Brigade|Cavalry Bde]]
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|bgcolor=#ddbbbb| ||[[Second Army (Poland)|Second Army]] (''2 Armia Wojska Polskiego'') [[Karol Świerczewski]] [[5th Infantry Division (East) (Poland)|5th]], [[7th Infantry Division (Poland)|7th]], [[8th Infantry Division (Poland)|8th]], [[9th Infantry Division (Poland)|9th]], [[10th Infantry Division (Poland)|10th]] Inf. Divs, [[16th Armoured Brigade (Poland)|16th Armoured]] Bde
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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]].

==See also==
* [[Air Force of the Polish Army]] (in the East)
* [[Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain]]
* [[Polish Navy#World War II|Polish Navy in World War II]]
* [[List of Polish divisions in World War II]]
* [[Polish army order of battle in 1939]]
* [[Polish contribution to World War II]]

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