The 1st Polish Corps is a military unit created in 1943 in the USSR by activists of the Union of Polish Patriots from Polish and Soviet citizens who speak Polish, not only Poles by origin.
| 1st Polish Corps | |
|---|---|
 Symbol of the 1st Corps of the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR | |
| Years of existence | 1943-1945 |
| A country |  Poland |
| Subordination | Polish Army |
| Included in | Polish Armed Forces in the USSR |
| Type of | army corps |
| Includes | three infantry divisions, armored and artillery brigades |
| March | March of the 1st Corps ( Polish. Marsz 1 Korpusu ) |
| Participation in | The Great Patriotic War |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Zygmunt Burling |
The formation of the compound was begun on August 10, 1943, the 1st Polish corps included Polish military units already existing on the territory of the USSR:
- 1st Polish Infantry Division (12 thousand people);
- 1st Polish Tank Regiment. Heroes of Westerplatte
- 1st Warsaw Fighter Aviation Regiment (32 Yak-1 aircraft)
In the future, the formation of new Polish units began, a Polish officer school was opened for the training of officers (in addition, Polish units for 50 cadets were created at the 3rd Saratov Armored School and the Ordzhonikidze Automobile School).
During 1943, for the combat coordination of units and headquarters of formations of the 1st Polish Army Corps, the headquarters of the Moscow Military District conducted several two-stage command post exercises and two tactical exercises. By the end of 1943, the formation of the 1st Polish Army Corps was completed [1]
On March 6, 1944, Polish units on the territory of the USSR were deployed to the 1st Polish army .
On March 11, 1944, the 1st battalion of self-propelled artillery, equipped with the SU-85, was included in the corps.
Organizational
The composition of the 1st Polish Corps included the following units and divisions:
- 1st Infantry Division named after T. Kostyushko
- 2nd Infantry Division named after Jan Henryk Dombrowski
- 3rd Infantry Division named after Romuald Traugutt
- 1st Tank Brigade named after Heroes of Westerplatte ,
- one artillery brigade,
- 1st Warsaw Fighter Aviation Regiment
- parts of corps submission:
- one motorized reconnaissance battalion
- one paratrooper battalion
- 1st self-propelled artillery battalion (equipped with SU-85 )
- 3rd sapper battalion
- one battalion of chemical protection
- one battalion of communications
- Emilia Plater 1st Separate Female Infantry Battalion
- parts of combat support and service.
- two mobile field hospitals
- reserve regiment
- officer school (in Ryazan)
Notes
- ↑ Order of Lenin Moscow Military District. / call authors, redcall. M., Military Publishing, 1971. p. 292
Literature
- Organizacja i działania bojowe Ludowego Wojska Polskiego w latach 1943-1945. Wybór materiałów źródłowych, tom I, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa 1958
- Polski czyn zbrojny w II wojnie światowej, tom III Ludowe Wojsko Polskie 1943-1945, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa 1973, wyd. I