Łódź Army
Łódź Army (
Tasks
The army's task was to fill the gap between
Operational history
Despite several early successes, such as the
General Rómmel advanced with a small contingent of forces through towards Warsaw, where he assumed command of the improvised Warsaw Army tasked with defending the Polish capital (see siege of Warsaw), but he left most of his forces behind. General Wiktor Thommée assumed command of the remaining units. Piotrków Group, or as it became known after its commander, Thommée's Group, was much more successful, managing to avoid encirclement, and after the Battle of Wola Cyrusowa (September 8) his corps' last battle was the defence of the Modlin fortress (capitulated on 29 September).
Organization
Army's commander was general
| Łódź Army | Unit | Polish name | Commander | Remarks | |||||||||
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| Army units - gen. Juliusz Rómmel* | |||||||||||||
2nd Legions Infantry Division
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2. Dywizja Piechoty Legionów | col. Edward Dojan-Surówka | in reserve, in combat from 2 September | ||||||||||
10th Infantry Division
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10. Dywizja Piechoty | gen. bryg. Franciszek Józef Dindorf-Ankowicz | |||||||||||
| 22nd Mountain Infantry Division | 22. Dywizja Piechoty Górskiej | col. Leopold Engel-Ragis | in theory reserve of Łódź Army, in practice delays made it unavailable on that part of the front (part of Karpaty Army till 2 September, Kraków Army afterwards
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28th Infantry Division
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28. Dywizja Piechoty | gen. bryg. Władysław Bończa-Uzdowski | |||||||||||
Kresy Cavalry Brigade
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Kresowa Brygada Kawalerii | col. Stefan Hanka-Kulesza | in reserve, in combat from 2 September | ||||||||||
| Sieradz National Defence Brigade | Sieradzka Brygada Obrony Narodowej | ||||||||||||
| Piotrków Operational Group - gen. Wiktor Thommée
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Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade
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Wołyńska Brygada Kawalerii | col. Julian Filipowicz | |||||||||||
30th Infantry Division
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30. Dywizja Piechoty | gen.bryg. Leopold Cehak | |||||||||||
| Army's Airforce - col.Wacław Iwaszkiewicz | |||||||||||||
| Pluton Łącznikowy nr 10 32. Eskadra Rozpoznawcza III/6. Dywizjon Myśliwski 63. Eskadra Obserwacyjna 66. Eskadra Obserwacyjna |
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The Army also had smaller notable units, such as two armoured trains (no.52 and no.53).
References
- (in Polish) Armie i samodzielne grupy operacyjne Wojska Polskiego 1939 WIEM Encyklopedia
- Jan Wróblewski, Armia Łódź, Wydawnictwo Wojskowego Instytutu Historycznego, Warszawa 1975
