5th Kresowa Infantry Division

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The 5th Kresowa Infantry Division was a Polish World War II formation composed largely of soldiers from the eastern borderlands, noted for its service in the Italian Campaign, including the Battle of Monte Cassino.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish Armed Forces in the West unit
infantry division
military unit
allegiance Polish government-in-exile
alliedWith Allied forces
British Eighth Army
associatedWith Anders Army
Polish diaspora in the United Kingdom
branch Polish Army
commander Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz
composition Polish soldiers deported from Soviet-occupied territories
soldiers from Kresy (eastern borderlands)
conflict World War II
country Poland
disbandedIn late 1940s
formedIn 1943
Middle East
garrisonAfterWar United Kingdom
honours Monte Cassino battle honours
language Polish
mottoLanguage Polish
namedAfter Kresy region
linked to: Kresy
nickname Kresowa
notableEngagement Battle of Ancona
Battle of Monte Cassino
Gothic Line
notedFor heavy casualties at Monte Cassino
high combat effectiveness
operatedIn Italy
Middle East
opponent Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
parentFormation Polish Armed Forces in the West
partOf II Polish Corps
linked to: Polish II Corps
raisedFrom Polish eastern borderlands population
subunit 13th Wilno Rifle Brigade
14th Wielkopolska Rifle Brigade
15th Poznań Rifle Brigade
5th Kresowa Artillery Regiment
5th Kresowa Reconnaissance Regiment
engineer units
logistics units
medical units
signals units
theatre Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign
type infantry
usedEquipmentFrom Allied supplies
British Army

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Polish II Corps subordinateUnit 5th Kresowa Infantry Division
5th Kresowa Infantry Division subunit 5th Kresowa Artillery Regiment
linked to: 5th Kresowa Infantry Division