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.

1st Legions Infantry Division

The 1st Legions Infantry Division was reactivated on 9 January 2023.[1] The division is currently being formed and will reach full operational capability at the end of the decade. The division will be the largest Polish formation and equipped with Polish and South Korean equipment. As of 2023/24 the 1st Legions Infantry Division consists of the following units:[2][3][4]

  • 1st Legions Infantry Division "Józef Piłsudski", in Ciechanów
    • 1st Staff Battalion, in Ciechanów
    • 1st Motorized Legions Brigade, in Kolno
      • 1st Motorized Legions Battalion, in Kolno
      • 2nd Motorized Legions Battalion, in Grajewo
    • 2nd Mechanized Legions Brigade, in Brodnica
      • 1st Motorized Legions Battalion, in Brodnica
    • 3rd Mechanized Legions Brigade, in Ślubowo
      • 1st Motorized Legions Battalion, in Ślubowo
    • 1st Armored Legions Brigade, in Czerwony Bór
      • 1st Legions Tank Battalion, in Czerwony Bór
      • 2nd Legions Tank Battalion, in Siemiatycze-Czartajew
    • 1st Legions Artillery Brigade, in Iława
    • 1st Legions Anti-Aircraft Regiment, in Ostrołęka
      • 1st Legions Anti-Aircraft Squadron, in Ostrołęka
    • 3rd Legions Combat Engineer Regiment, in Chełmno
    • 1st Legions Logistics Regiment (forming)
    • 1st Legions Reconnaissance Battalion, in Białystok
    • 1st Legions Signal Battalion, in Ciechanów
    • 1st Legions Chemical Battalion, in Brodnica
    • 1st Division Training Center, in Czerwony Bór
    • 2nd Division Training Center, in Ślubowo

11th Armoured Cavalry Division

11th Armoured Cavalry Division organisation (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 organisation (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 organisation (click image to enlarge)
20th Mechanised Brigade troops on parade

18th Mechanised Division

18th Mechanised Division organisation (click image to enlarge)
2S1 Gvozdika artillery of 1st Armoured Brigade
21st Podhale Rifles brigade on maneuver
  • 18th Mechanised Division (nicknamed The Iron Division), in Siedlce[9]
    • 18th Staff Battalion, in Siedlce
    • 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade "Tadeusz Kościuszko", in Wesoła
      • Command Battalion, in Wesoła
      • 1st Tank Battalion, in Wesoła with Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks (being replaced by M1A1 FEP Abrams)
      • 2nd Tank Battalion, in Wesoła with Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks (being replaced by M1A1 FEP Abrams)
      • 1st Mechanised Battalion, in Biała Podlaska with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles[10][11]
      • 2nd Mechanised Battalion, in Biała Podlaska with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles[11]
      • Self-propelled Artillery Group, in Siedlce with AHS Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers[11][10]
      • Anti-aircraft Group, in Siedlce with ZUR-23-2 kg "Jodek-G" anti-aircraft systems and Grom surface-to-air missiles
      • Reconnaissance Company, in Biała Podlaska with BRDM-2 vehicles
      • Engineer Company, in Biała Podlaska
      • Logistic Battalion, in Wesoła
    • 19th Lublin Mechanized Brigade "Franciszek Kleeberg", in Lublin (activated 1 October 2019, full operational capability, in 2022)[12]
      • 19th Command Battalion, in Lublin[11]
      • 1st Tank Battalion, in Żurawica with T-72M1 main battle tanks (being replaced by PT-91 Twardy)
      • 19th Tank Battalion, in Lublin with T-72M1 main battle tanks (being replaced by PT-91 Twardy)[13]
      • 3rd Mechanised Battalion, in Zamość with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
      • 19th Mechanised Battalion, in Chełm with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
      • 19th Self-propelled Artillery Group, in Chełm with 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers
      • 19th Anti-aircraft Group, in Lublin with ZUR-23-2 kg "Jodek-G" anti-aircraft systems and Grom surface-to-air missiles[11]
      • Reconnaissance Company, with BRDM-2 vehicles
      • Engineer Company, in Chełm
      • Logistic Battalion
    • 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade "Mieczysław Boruta-Spiechowicz", in Rzeszów
      • 21st Command Battalion, in Rzeszów
      • 1st Podhale Rifles Battalion, in Rzeszow with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
      • 3rd Podhale Rifles Battalion, in Przemyśl with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
      • 5th Podhale Rifles Battalion, in Przemyśl with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
      • 22nd Carpathian Mountains Infantry Battalion, in Kłodzko with BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
      • 14th Self-propelled Artillery Group, in Jarosław with 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers
      • 21st Anti-aircraft Group, in Jarosław with Hibneryt anti-aircraft systems and Grom surface-to-air missiles
      • Reconnaissance Company, in Rzeszów with BRDM-2 vehicles (subordinated to the 21st Command Battalion)
      • 16th Engineer Battalion, in Nisko
      • 21st Logistic Battalion, in Rzeszów
    • 18th Artillery Regiment, in Nowa Dęba (being formed)[11][10]
      • Command Battery
      • 1st Self-propelled Artillery Group with AHS Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers
      • 2nd Rocket Artillery Group with WR-40 Langusta multiple rocket launchers
      • Engineer Company
      • Logistic Battalion
    • 18th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, in Sitaniec[11][10][14]
      • Command Battery
      • 1st Anti-aircraft Group, in Sitaniec with Poprad self-propelled surface-air-missile system]]
      • 2nd Anti-aircraft Group, in Zamość with Mała Narew surface-air-missile system[8]
      • 3rd Anti-aircraft Group (being formed, with MIM-104 Patriot surface-air-missile system)
      • Logistic Battery
    • 18th Logistic Regiment, in Łomża (being formed)[15]
      • Maintenance Battalion, in Łomża
      • Transport Battalion, in Łomża
      • Supply Battalion, in Łomża
      • Medical Support Group, in Łomża
    • 18th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Przasnysz[10]

1st Army Aviation Brigade

6th Airborne Brigade

Independent brigades organisation (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 Air Cavalry Battalion, in Leźnica Wielka
    • 7th Air Cavalry Battalion, in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
    • 1st Aviation Group, in Leźnica Wielka
      • 1st Squadron with 16x Mi-8T transport helicopters
      • 2nd Squadron with 16x Mi-17-1V transport helicopters
    • 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 Ciechanów
    • 1st Logistic Battalion, in Bydgoszcz
    • 2nd Logistic Battalion, in Bydgoszcz
    • 3rd Logistic Battalion, in Glewice
    • 11th Transport Battalion, in Czarne
    • 52nd Maintenance Battalion, in Czarne
    • 112th Maintenance Battalion, in Giżycko
  • 10th Opole Logistic Brigade "Col. Piotr Wysocki", in Opole
    • 1st Logistic Battalion, in Opole
    • 2nd Logistic Battalion, in Opole
    • 10th Command and Security Battalion, in Opole
    • 10th Storage Battalion, in Opole
    • 55th Maintenance Battalion, in Opole
    • 82nd Transport Battalion, in Oleśnica
    • 91st Logistic Battalion, in Komprachcice
    • National Support Component Headquarter, in Opole
    • Medical Support Group, in Opole

Military Health Service 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.

Land Forces structure graphic

Polish Land Forces organisation 2023

Geographic distribution

Operational structure of the Polish Land Forces is located in Poland
Warsaw
Warsaw
1 Aviation
1 Aviation
6 Airborne
6 Airborne
25 Air Cavalry
25 Air Cavalry
16 Mech. Div.
16 Mech. Div.
9 Armoured
9 Armoured
15 Mechanised
15 Mechanised
20 Mechanised
20 Mechanised
11 Artillery
11 Artillery
15 Air-Def. Rgt.
15 Air-Def. Rgt.
16 Logistic
16 Logistic
12 Mech. Div.
12 Mech. Div.
2 Mechanised
2 Mechanised
7 Coastal
7 Coastal
12 Mechanised5 Engineer
12 Mechanised
5 Engineer
5 Artillery
5 Artillery
8 Air-Def. Rgt.
8 Air-Def. Rgt.
8 Logistic
8 Logistic
11 Armoured Div.
11 Armoured Div.
10 Armoured
10 Armoured
17 Mechanised
17 Mechanised
34 Armoured
34 Armoured
23 Artillery
23 Artillery
4 Air-Def. Rgt.
4 Air-Def. Rgt.
2 Recon Rgt.
2 Recon Rgt.
9 Recon Rgt.
9 Recon Rgt.
18 Recon Rgt.
18 Recon Rgt.
1 Combat Eng.
1 Combat Eng.
2 Combat Eng.
2 Combat Eng.
2 Engineer
2 Engineer
Operational structure of the Polish Land Forces
4 CBRN-Def.
4 CBRN-Def.
5 CBRN-Def.
5 CBRN-Def.
18 Mech. Div.
18 Mech. Div.
1 Armoured
1 Armoured
19 Mechanised
19 Mechanised
21 Podhale
21 Podhale
18 Logistic
18 Logistic

References

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  2. ↑ Graf, Jędrzej. "Biggest Division of the Polish Army with Korean Equipment. General Iwanowski: All as per schedules and budget". defence24. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Poland creates new army division on eastern border". Polskie Radio - English section. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Plan for Division". Polska Zbrojna. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pododdziały". 5 Pułk Artylerii. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pierwsze czołgi K2 przekazane żołnierzom Wojska Polskiego - Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - Portal Gov.pl". Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  7. ↑ "Koreańskie armatohaubice K9 wzmocnią tworzoną 1 Mazurską Brygadę Artylerii - Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - Portal Gov.pl". Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  8. 1 2 3 "Pierwsze dostawy systemów przeciwlotniczych „mała Narew"". Wojsko Polskie. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Minister Blaszczak decided to create a new division". Polish Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nowe pułki 18. Dywizji Zmechanizowanej". The Military Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Powstają nowe jednostki 18 Dywizji Zmechanizowanej". Polish Government. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Święto 19. Brygady Zmechanizowanej". www.defence24.pl. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Muczyński, Rafał. "Formowanie batalionu czołgów 19. Brygady Zmechanizowanej". Magazyn Militarny. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Obrońcy nieba z Sitańca". Polska Zbrojna. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Więcej wojska w Łomży". www.polska-zbrojna.pl. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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