Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade

Formed in April 1940 from Polish exiles in the French Levant (today known as Syria), as part of the French forces there.  Two infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment (Carpathian Lancers), and supporting units (including a Carpathian HMG Battalion) numbering 3500 soldiers.  In June 1940, the brigade came under British control and moved to Palestine.   From there, the Brigade moved to combat in North Africe, and in Mar 1942, withdrew through Egypt back to Palestine to reorganize.

TOBRUK 1941 18 Nov - 10 Dec 1941
Alem Hamza 14 - 16 Dec 1941
Bardia, 1942 31 Dec 1941 - 2 Jan 1942

Division of Carpathian Rifles

The Division of Carpathian Rifls was formed in the spring of 1942; the former Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade became the 1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade.  The Division was later renamed 3rd Carpathian Rifles Division, as shown below.

Combat Units of the Second Polish Corps (1945)

2 Korpus (2nd Corps)
 
12 Pulk Ulanow Podolskich (Lancers)
7 Pulk Pancerny (Armour)

2 Warszawska Dywizja Pancerna (2nd ‘Warszawska’ Armoured Division)

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Armour
Pulk 4 Pancerny ‘Skorpion’
1 Pulk Ulanow Krechowieckich
Pulk 6 Pancerny ‘Dzieci Lwowskich’
Commandos
2Batalion Kommandosow
Zmotoryzowanych
Infantry
16 Pomorska Brygada Piechoty
64, 65, 66 Pomorski Batalion Piechoty
 

3 Dywizja Strzelcow Karpackich
(3rd Carpathian Rifle Division)

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Infantry
1 Brygada Strzelcow Karpackich
1, 2, 3 Batalion Strzelcow Karpackich
2 Brygada Strzelcow Karpackich
4, 5, 6 Batalion Stryzelcow Karpackich
3 Brygada Strzelcow Karpackich
7, 8 Batalion Strzelcow Karpackich
9 Bolonski Batalion Strzelcow Karpackich
MG Battalion
Reconnaissance
7 Pulk Ulanow Lubelskich
 
5 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty
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Infantry
4 Wolynska Brygada Piechoty
10, 11, 12 Wolynski Batalion Strzelcow
5 Wilenska Brygada Piechoty
13 Wilenski Batalion Strzelcow ‘Rysiow’
14 Wilenski Batalion Strzelcow ‘Zbikow’
15 Wilenski Batalion Strzelcow ‘Wilkow’
6 Lwowska Brygada Piechoty
16, 17, 18 Lwowska Batalion Strzelcow
MG Battalion
Reconnaissance
25 Pulk Ulanow Wielkopolskich
14 Wielkopolska Brygada Pancerna
(14th ‘Wielkopolskiej’ Armoured Brigade)
Armour
15 Pulk Ulanow Poznanskich
Pulk 3 Ulanow Slaskich
10 Pulk Huzarow