Emblem of the division worn as a shoulder patch and painted on vehicles

Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (Polish: 5 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty) was an Allied unit fighting during World War II on the Italian Front. It was formed in March 1943. It was part of the Władysław Anders' 2nd Polish Corps.

It was commanded by Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko (1943) and Nikodem Sulik (from 1943 to 1946).

Composition:

• 4th Wołyń Infantry Brigade(added in 1945)
• 5th Wilno Infantry Brigade
• 6th Lwów Infantry Brigade
• 15th Poznań Uhlans Regiment
• smaller divisional units

The division was named after the Kresy region (eastern borderlands of the Second Polish Republic).

[edit] See also

• Polish Armed Forces in the West

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