The following is a list of Polish brigade and division-sized military units during World War I and the subsequent Russian Civil War. See also list of military divisions. Official names are given in parentheses.
+KeyFormed in Russia during World War IGreenFormed in France during World War I (the Blue Army of Gen. Haller)Blue
(1 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 1re Division Polonaise) Later 13th Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 2nd Rifle Division (2 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 2éme Division Polonaise) Polish 3rd Rifle Division (3 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 3éme Division Polonaise) Polish 4th Polish Rifle Division (4. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich)Later part of Haller's Blue army as 4th Division-renamed 10th Infantry Division (Poland)Col. Franciszek Zieliński Polish 5th Polish Rifle Division (5. Dywizja Strzelców Polskich)Later part of Haller's Blue army as 5th Division-renamed Polish 30th Infantry Divisiongenerals Piotr Szymanowski, Adam Sławoczyński, Tadeusz Bylewski 6th Polish Rifle Division (6 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 3éme Division Polonaise) 7th Polish Rifle Division (7 Dywizja Strzelców Polskich / 7éme Division Polonaise) Polish Instructive Division (Dywizja Instrukcyjna)
Formed in Russia during the Russian Civil War +Formation nameDate formedDate formation ceased to existUnit's insigniaLocations servedNotable campaignsNotesSource(s)Polish Legion in FinlandFinlandn/aI Polish Corps in Russiamodern-day BelarusGerman anti-Bolshevik campaign in spring 1918On May 21, 1918, the Corps' commander Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki after acknowledging the Regency Council signed an agreement with the Germans, under which the Corps agreed to be disarmed and disbanded.II Polish Corps in Russiamodern-day UkraineBattle of KaniówThe corps was disbanded afterwards the battle of Kaniów, with most of its soldiers imprisoned by the Germans.III Polish Corps in RussiaUkraine4th Polish Rifle Divisionsouthern Russia5th Polish Rifle DivisionSiberia1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division191919212nd Lithuanian–Belarusian DivisionJuly 19191920Polish Light Brigade (Brygada Lekka)
Formed by Austria-Hungary +Formation nameDate formedDate formation ceased to existDivisional insigniaLocations servedNotable battlesSource(s)1st Brigade, Polish LegionsEastern FrontŁowczówek, Konary, Jastków, Kostiuchnówka2nd Brigade, Polish Legions (became the 5th Polish Rifle Division, part of the II Polish Corps in Russia)Eastern FrontBattle of Britain, The Blitz3rd Brigade, Polish LegionsEastern FrontBattle of Britain, The BlitzPolish Auxiliary Corps (formed the basis of the Polnische Wehrmacht)Eastern FrontRarańcza, Kaniów (both against the Central Powers)
Formed by German Empire +Formation nameDate formedDate formation ceased to existLocations servedNotable campaignsNotesSource(s)Polnische WehrmachtN/AN/AThe Oath crisis happened in July 1917, as a result of which it only remained as a rump unit. After the declaration of Polish independence of 11 November 1918, the units of the Polnische Wehrmacht became the basis of the Polish Army.
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