Polish Karpaty Army !

[arpitec]

Could someone be kind enough to give me the complete OoB of the Polish Karpaty Army ?

Thanks !

[Andy H]

arpitec

Excuse my ignorance, but could you give some more details as to when & where this OoB should relate too.

Andy

[arpitec]

The Polish Campaign 1939 (Fall Weiss)

The Army in southern Poland that guarded and protected the Polish southern border against the Germans and Slovaks.

[Andy H]

Thanks

The Carpathian Army had some 3 Mtn Brigades and 2 Infantry Divisions in reserve, whilst the Cracow Army had some 7 Infantry Divisions plus 1 Cavalry Bde & 1 Mech Bde.

I think I've got a detailed OoB somewhere

Andy

[Andy H]

Hmm strange

I've found the more detailed OoB and it differs from my first post.

Carpathian Army: 11th 24th & 38th Infantry Divisions plus 2nd & 3rd Mtn Bdes

Cracow Army: 6th 7th 21st 23rd 45th & 55th Infantry Divisions plus Cracow Cavalry Brigade.

I'll keep looking.

[arpitec]

8) I need to know the regiments that were in 1st,2nd,3rd Mountain Brigades ! (KOP,NG,R,and Mt Batteries)

Did the Army have any armoured units, AT guns Co. and AA batteries ?

[arpitec]

1st Mt. Brigade was detached to the Kracow Army before the outbreak of war.

[Bohusz]

Armia "Karpaty"
formed in 11 july 1939, commader Lieutenant General Kazimierz Fabrycy.


24 Infantry Division - commander col. B.M. Krzyzanowski
- 17 Infantry Regiment
- 38 Rifleman Regiment "Lwow"
- 39 Rifleman Regiment "Lwow"
- 24 Light Art. Regiment
- 24 Heavy Art. Squadron
- 24 Battery AA
- 24 Engineer Battalion
- Telefonic Company
- Divisional Cavalry
- Cyclists Company
- HMG Company (in horse vehicle)

38 Infantry Division - commander col. A. Wir-Konas
- 96 Infantry Regiment
- 97 Infantry Regiment
- 98 Infantry Regiment
- 38 Light Art. Regiment
- 38 Engineer Battalion
- Divisional Cavalry
- Telefonic Company

2 Mtn. Brigade - commander col. A. Stawarz
- 1 Mtn. Rifleman Regiment
- "Border Defence Corps" Battalion "Zytyn"
- "Home Guard" Battalions: "Nowy Sacz", "Limanowa", Gorlice", "Jaslo"
- 153 Mtn. Battery from "Home Guard" Brigade "Podhale"
after september 11, 1939 include 1 "Border Defence Corps" Regiment "Karpaty"

3 Mtn. Brigade - commander col. J. Kotwicz
- 2 "Border Defence Corps" Regiment "Karpaty"
- "Home Guard" Battalions: "Brzozow", "Krosno", "Sanok", "Rzeszow", Przemysl", "Jaroslaw", "Sambor", "Turka" (all battalions from "Home Guard" Brigade "Podkarpacie").

Home Guard" Brigade "Karpaty" - commander lieut. col. F. Klein
- "Home Guard" Battalions: "Stryj", "Stanislawow", "Huculski I", "Huculski II"

Home Guard" Brigade "Lwow" - commander col. F. Polniaszek
- "Home Guard" Battalions: "Lwow I" and "Lwow II"

Home Guard" Brigade "Podkarpacka" - commander col. Gigiel-Melechowicz
- "Home Guard" Battalions: "Brzozow", "Krosno", "Sanok", "Rzeszow", "Przemysl", "Jaroslaw", "Sambor", "Turka" (all battalions create 3 Mtn. Brigade)

[arpitec]

Thank you very much ! Bohusz !

[arpitec]

Bohusz ! Is it possible to have also the OoB for the 1st Mtn Brigade ?

Thanks again !

[Bohusz]

Forget it.

1 Mtn. Brigade - commander col. J. Galadyk
- 1 "Border Defence Corps" Regiment
- "Border Defence Corps" Battalions " Snow 1" and "Snow 2"
- 2 "Border Defence Corps" Regiment
- "Border Defence Corps" Battalions "Berezwacz", "Wilejka", Wolozyn"
- Fortress Company "Wegierska Gorka"
- "Home Guard" Battalions: "Zywiec" and "Zakopane"
- 151 Mtn. Art. Battery
- 152 Mtn. Art. Battery
- Fortress Art. Platoon (from 3 Squadron 65 Light Art. Regiment)

P.S. Army "Karpaty" together:

- battalions infatry - 26
- field guns - 8
- aircrafts (different models) - 20

[arpitec]

Great !

[Bohusz]

No problem "arpitec".

Bye.

[Musashi]

Cracow Army: 6th 7th 21st 23rd 45th & 55th Infantry Divisions plus Cracow Cavalry Brigade.
I'll keep looking.

And 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade) commander by Maczek, who was a commander of famous Polish 1st Armoured Division (part of 1st Canadian Army). However I suppose you know about it.

Best regards

[Andy H]

Bohusz

Can you clarify if the 11th Infantry Division was part of the Karpaty Army, be it originally or added from General Reserve later in the war?

Andy