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5th Kresowa Infantry Division
Unit of Polish army in WW2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (Polish: 5 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty) was an infantry division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. Formed in March 1943, it fought in the Italian Campaign as part of Lieutenant general Władysław Anders' Polish II Corps, affiliated with the Western Allies, under command of the British Eighth Army.
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5th Kresowa Infantry Division | |
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![]() Emblem of the division worn as a shoulder patch and painted on vehicles | |
Active | 1943–1947 |
Country | Second Polish Republic |
Branch | Polish Army in the West |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | II Corps (Poland) |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko (1943) Nikodem Sulik (from 1943 to 1946) |
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