12th Infantry Division (Poland)
- 12th Infantry Division (Poland)
Polish 12th Kresy Infantry Division (Polish: "12 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty"), was a tactical unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which was stationed in Tarnopol. It consisted of several regiments, scattered in towns of Podolia:
* 51st Kresy Rifles Infantry Regiment of Giuseppe Garibaldi, stationed in Brzeżany and Czortkow,
* 52nd Kresy Rifles Infantry Regiment, stationed in Zloczow,
* 54th Kresy Rifles Infantry Regiment, stationed in Tarnopol,
* 12th Kresy Light Artillery Regiment, stationed in Zloczow,
* 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment, stationed in Tarnopol.
Polish September Campaign
In June 1939 the Division, under General Gustaw Paszkiewicz, was ordered to remain in reserve, and became part of the southern wing of the Prusy Army. In early September 1939, it was transported from Tarnopol to the area of Kielce.
On September 7, 12th I.D. left its positions by Skarżysko-Kamienna and headed towards Iłża. There, it engaged in combat with 3rd Light Division of the Wehrmacht. In the following days, the unit fought a bloody battle with German XV Light Corps of General Hermann Hoth. On September 9, Polish soldiers managed to get to German positions, but were stopped by tanks. As a result, the Poles panicked, the Division was cut off from the line of the Vistula and as such ceased to exist. Its remnants managed to cross the river and were recreated as brigades, taking part in the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski, where they capitulated on September 27.
1944
In the first half of 1944, when Operation Tempest was prepared, the 12th I.D. was recreated in the area of Tarnopol and Lwów.
ee also
* Polish army order of battle in 1939
* Polish contribution to World War II
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