Operational Structure of the Polish Land Forces

The full structure of the Polish Land Forces is:

Armed Forces General Command

The Inspector Land Forces, a two-star, major-general equivalent, reports to Commander, Armed Forces General Command, a three-star, general broni.

Separately and without seemingly any responsibility to the Inspector Land Forces, the divisions of the Polish Land Forces also report, separately, to the Commander, Armed Forces General Command.

11th Armoured Cavalry Division

11th Armoured Cavalry Division Structure (click image to enlarge)
10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade Leopard 2A4 on maneuver
Hibneryt anti-aircraft system
DANA 152mm self-propelled howitzer

12th Mechanised Division

12th Mechanised Division Structure (click image to enlarge)
7th Coastal Defense Brigade BWP-1 on maneuver
12th Mechanised Brigade with KTO Rosomak on winter maneuver

16th Mechanised Division

16th Mechanised Division Structure (click image to enlarge)
20th Mechanised Brigade troops on parade

18th Mechanised Division

18th Mechanised Division Structure (click image to enlarge)
2S1 Gvozdika artillery of 1st Armoured Brigade
21st Podhale Rifles brigade on maneuver

Further units to complement the division will be raised in the future. Most probable among them would be the reactivation of the 3rd Legionary Mechanised Brigade "Romuald Traugutt".[2] The brigade was headquartered in Lublin and disbanded in 2011. Within the new division the 3rd Brigade is planned to cover the Suwalki gap and will therefore upon its reactivation relocate to Suwałki.

1st Army Aviation Brigade

6th Airborne Brigade

Separate brigades structure (click image to enlarge)

25th Air Cavalry Brigade

  • 25th Air Cavalry Brigade "Prince Józef Poniatowski" in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
    • 25th Command Battalion in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
    • 1st Light Cavalry Battalion in Leźnica Wielka
    • 7th Uhlan Battalion in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
    • 1st Aviation Group in Leźnica Wielka
    • 7th Aviation Group in Nowy Glinnik
      • 1st Squadron with 12x PZL W-3WA Sokół armed transport helicopters
      • 2nd Squadron with 12x PZL W-3WA Sokół armed transport helicopters
    • Air Medical Evacuation Unit in Nowy Glinnik with 2x PZL W-3WA AE Sokół and 2x Mi-17AE medical evacuation helicopters
    • 25th Logistic Battalion in Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Directly reporting regiments

Units and Formations attached to the Land Forces

Armed Forces Support Inspectorate

  • 1st Pomeranian Logistic Brigade "Casimir the Great" in Bydgoszcz
    • 1st Command and Security Battalion in Bydgoszcz
    • 1st Storage Battalion in Olsztyn
    • 1st Logistic Battalion in Bydgoszcz
    • 2nd Logistic Battalion in Bydgoszcz
    • 3rd Logistic Battalion in Glewice
    • 8th Maintenance Battalion in Kołobrzeg
    • 11th Equipment Evacuation Battalion in Czarne
    • 16th Maintenance Battalion in Elbląg
    • 52nd Maintenance Battalion in Czarne
    • 112th Maintenance Battalion in Giżycko
  • 10th Opole Logistic Brigade "Col. Piotr Wysocki" in Opole
    • 10th Command and Security Battalion in Opole
    • 10th Storage Battalion in Opole
    • 1st Logistic Battalion in Opole
    • 2nd Logistic Battalion in Opole
    • 11th Maintenance Battalion in Żagań
    • 55th Maintenance Battalion in Opole
    • 82nd Equipment Evacuation Battalion in Oleśnica
    • 91st Logistic Battalion in Komprachcice
    • National Support Component Headquarter in Opole
    • Medical Battalion in Opole

Military Health Sevice Department

Selected Land Forces elements, Armed Forces Operational Command

Multinational Corps North-East

  • Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE) in Szczecin, Polish Element
    • MNC NE Support Brigade in Stargard
      • Brigade Command Company in Stargard
      • 100th Signal Battalion in Wałcz
      • 104th Support Battalion in Wałcz
      • Force Protection Company in Szczecin (will expand to 102nd Force Protection Battalion in case of war)
      • Polish National Support Element in Szczecin

Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade

Independent Units and Formations

9th Command Support Brigade of the Armed Forces General Command

The brigade is made up mostly of Land Forces personnel, but it is independent from the LF.

Warsaw Garrison Command

The command is made up mostly of Land Forces personnel, but it is an independent formation.

Geographic Distribution

Warsaw
1 Aviation
6 Airborne
21 Podhale Rifles
25 Air Cavalry
16 Mech. Div.
1 Armored
9 Armored
15 Mech.
20 Mech.
11 Art. Rgt.
15 Air-Def. Rgt.
12 Mech. Div.
2 Mech.
7 Coastal
12 Mech.
5 Engineer Rgt.
5 Art. Rgt.
8 Air-Def. Rgt.
11 Armored Div.
10 Armored
17 Mech
34 Armored
23 Art. Rgt.
4 Air-Def. Rgt.
2 Recon Rgt.
9 Recon Rgt.
18 Recon Rgt.
1 Combat Eng.
2 Combat Eng.
2 Engineer Rgt.
4 CBRN-Def.
5 CBRN-Def.
18 Mech. Div.

References

  1. ↑ "Minister Blaszczak decided to create a new division". Polish Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ↑ INTERIA.PL. "Powstanie "papierowe wojsko". Błaszczak podjął już decyzję..." (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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