List of Polish People's Army units

This article provides formation lists of the Polish People's Army order of battle at various points in history between 1943 and 1989.

1945 Order of Battle Following is the order of battle on 1 May 1945.Grzelak, pp. 121-126 This only refers to the entire Polish People's Army's ground forces. The PPA would be later expanded with the addition of the air and naval arms only after the war.

1985 Order of Battle Following is the order of battle in 1985, shortly before the fall of communism in Poland.

Ministry of Defense Ministry of National Defence (Poland) and GHQ, Armed Forces of the People's Republic of Poland

Military Education Inspectorate Jozef Berna Rocket Forces and Artillery Academy Air Defense Artillery Academy Gen. Jakuba Jasinskiego Army Engineering Academy Tadeusz Kościuszki Armored Forces Academy

Polish General Staff Signal Forces Directorate Signal Forces College Polish Armed Forces General Staff and Command College

Territorial Defense Inspectorate

Technology Inspectorate Aviation Technology Committee Naval Technological Committee Military Technical Academy

Quartermaster Directorate Chaplaincy Service of the Armed Forces Munitions Command Military Communications Command Armed Forces Medical Academy Armed Forces Quartermaster Service Academy

Cadres Department

Political Affairs Directorate Organizational Committee Committee for Military Education Dzerzhinsky Political-Military Academy in Warsaw Political Officers Central School Military History Institute

Finance and Treasury Office Organizational Inspections Department

Headquarters and General Staff, Internal Military Service

Land Forces Military Police Warsaw MD Pomerania MD Silesia MD Air Force Security Command Naval Military Police Air Defense Forces IMS IMS Military Academy

Polish People's Army Land Forces Organisation of the Polish People's Army in 1985Kajetanowicz, p. 13 Land Forces Headquarters, in Warsaw Polish Front Command, in Warsaw (would have formed the Warsaw Pact’s Northern Front with an authorized strength of 205,620 soldiers in wartime) 6th Pomerania Air Assault Division, in Kraków (reduced to 6th Pomorska Airborne Brigade in 1986) 6th Air Assault Battalion, in Niepołomice 10th Air Assault Battalion, in Oświęcim 16th Kołobrzeski Air Assault Battalion, in Kraków 18th Kołobrzeski Air Assault Battalion, in Bielsko-Biała 5th Mixed Artillery Battalion, in Wola Justowska 8th Supply Battalion, in Kraków 1st Transport Company 15th Medical Company 24th Dropzone and Landing Sites Security Company Weapons Maintenance Workshop Automotive Maintenance Workshop 120th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery, in Kraków 11th Sapper Company, in Kraków 6th Signal Company, in Kraków 22nd Chemical Defence Company, in Kraków 7th Łużycka Naval Assault Division, in Gdańsk (reduced to 7th Łużycka Coastal Defence Brigade in 1986) 33rd Company Command, in Gdańsk 4th Pomerania Assault Regiment, in Lębork 34th Budziszyński Assault Regiment, in Słupsk 35th Gdańsk Assault Regiment, in Gdańsk 11th Amphibious Tank Battalion, in Gdańsk 20th Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Gdańsk 41st Tactical Missile Battalion, in Gdańsk 11th Sapper Battalion, in Lębork 7th Maintenance Battalion, in Słupsk 52nd Reconnaissance Company, in Lębork 29th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery, in Gdańsk 23rd Signal Company, in Gdańsk 7th Chemical Defence Company, in Słupsk 7th Supply Company, in Gdańsk 23rd Medical Company, in Gdańsk Traffic Management Company, in Gdańsk 1st Warsaw Engineer Brigade, in Brzeg 2nd Signal Brigade, in Wałcz 3rd Warsaw Missile Artillery Brigade, in Biedrusko (Tactical Ballistic Missiles) 4th Chemical Defence Regiment, in Brodnica 2nd Internal Signal Regiment, in Białystok 2nd Radio-technical Reconnaissance Regiment, in Przasnysz 8th Electronic Warfare Regiment, in Grudziądz 10th Radio-location Reconnaissance Regiment, in Dziwnów 15th Antitank Artillery Regiment, in Gniezno 61st Surface-to-Air Missile Artillery Brigade, in Skwierzyna 91st Wejherowo Anti-tank Artillery Regiment, in Gniezno 1st Assault Battalion (Special Forces), in Dziwnów

Pomeranian Military District Pomeranian Military District, in Bydgoszcz (Readiness level A, would have formed 1st Combined-Arms Army with 91,000 soldiers in wartime) 8th Dresden Mechanized Division, in Koszalin 16th Dnowsko-Łużycki Tank Regiment, in Słupsk 28th Sudecki Mechanized Regiment, in Kołobrzeg 32nd Budziszyński Mechanized Regiment, in Kołobrzeg 36th Łużycki Mechanized Regiment, in Trzebiatów 4th Artillery Regiment, in Kołobrzeg 83rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Kołobrzeg 47th Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Szczecin 1st Tactical Missile Battalion, in Trzebiatów 15th Division Artillery Commander Command Battery, in Kołobrzeg 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Kołobrzeg 19th Sapper Battalion, in Unieście 13th Signal Battalion, in Koszalin 8th Supply Battalion, in Koszalin 8th Maintenance Battalion, in Koszalin 39th Medical Battalion, in Kołobrzeg 64th Chemical Defence Company, in Koszalin 12th Szczecin Mechanized Division, in Szczecin 25th Dresden Medium Tank Regiment, in Szczecin 5th Kołobrzeski Mechanized Regiment, in Szczecin 9th Zaodrzański Mechanized Regiment, in Stargard 41st Mechanized Regiment, in Szczecin 2nd Artillery Regiment, in Szczecin 124th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Szczecin 21st Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Szczecin 22nd Tactical Missile Battalion, in Szczecin 87th Division Artillery Commander Command Battery 16th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Szczecin 2nd Sapper Battalion, in Stargard Szczeciński 33rd Signal Battalion, in Szczecin 12th Supply Battalion, in Kobylanka 8th Maintenance Battalion, in Gryfice 45th Medical Battalion, in Stargard Szczecin 19th Chemical Defence Company, in Stargard 15th People's Guards Mechanized Division, in Olsztyn (disbanded in 1988) 35th Tank Regiment, in Ostróda 37th Mechanized Regiment, in Morąg 50th Mechanized Regiment, in Lidzbark 75th Mechanized Regiment, in Bartoszyce 9th Artillery Regiment, in Olsztyn 46th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Olsztyn 19th Tactical Missile Battalion, in Morąg Division Artillery Commander Command Battery 12th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Biskupiec 46th Sapper Battalion, in Olsztyn 29th Signal Battalion, in Olsztyn Supply Battalion Maintenance Battalion Medical Battalion Chemical Defence Company 16th Kaszubska Armored Division, in Elbląg 1st Warsaw Tank Regiment, in Elbląg 51st Kościerski Tank Regiment, in Braniewo 60th Kartuski Tank Regiment, in Elbląg 55th Mechanized Regiment, in Braniewo 16th Artillery Regiment, in Braniewo 13th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Elbląg 48th Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Malbork 4th Tactical Missile Division, in Malbork Division Artillery Commander Command Battery 17th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Elbląg 47th Sapper Battalion, in Tczew 43rd Signal Battalion, in Elbląg 16th Supply Battalion, in Elbląg Maintenance Battalion, in Elbląg 57th Medical Battalion, in Braniewo 61st Chemical Defence Company, in Elbląg 20th Warsaw Armored Division, in Szczecinek 24th Dresden Tank Regiment, in Stargard 28th Saski Tank Regiment, in Czarne 68th Tank Regiment, in Budowo 49th Warszaw Mechanized Regiment, in Wałcz 36th Artillery Regiment, in Budowo 75th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Rogowo 26th Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Stargard 7th Tactical Missile Battalion, in Budowo Division Artillery Commander Command Battery 8th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Stargard 73rd Sapper Battalion, in Gryfice 63rd Signal Battalion, in Szczecinek Supply Battalion, in Szczecinek Maintenance Battalion Medical Battalion, in Stargard Chemical Defence Company 2nd Pomerania Artillery Brigade, in Choszczno (Tactical Ballistic Missiles) 5th Mazurska Engineer Brigade, in Szczecin 6th Warsaw Cannon Artillery Brigade, in Toruń 7th Howitzer Artillery Brigade, in Toruń 2nd Pomerania Chemical Defence Regiment, in Grudziądz 4th Łużycki Signal Regiment, in Bydgoszcz 14th Sudecki Anti-tank Artillery Regiment, in Kwidzyn 56th Special Troops Company, in Szczecin (Long Range Reconnaissance)

Silesian Military District Silesian Military District, in Wrocław (Readiness level B, would have formed 2nd Combined-Arms Army with 89,500 soldiers in wartime) 2nd Warsaw Mechanized Division, in Nysa 15th Tank Regiment, in Gliwice 6th Mechanized Regiment, in Częstochowa 27th Mechanized Regiment, in Kłodzko 33rd Mechanized Regiment, in Nysa 37th Artillery Regiment, in Kędzierzyn-Koźle 99th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Ząbkowice Śląskie 2nd Tactical Missile Division, in Kędzierzyn-Koźle 37th Division Artillery Commander Command Battery, in Nysa 10th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Nysa 18th Sapper Battalion, in Nysa 48th Signal Battalion, in Nysa 2nd Supply Battalion, in Nysa 2nd Maintenance Battalion, in Nysa Medical Battalion 21st Chemical Defence Company, in Nysa 4th Pomerania Mechanized Division, in Krosno Odrzańskie 18th Tank Regiment in Wędrzyn 11th Złotowski Mechanized Regiment, in Krosno Odrzańskie 12th Mechanized Regiment, in Gorzów Wielkopolski 17th Dresden Mechanized Regiment, in Międzyrzecz 22nd Artillery Regiment, in Sulechów 128th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Czerwieńsk 24th Tactical Missile Division, in Sulechów Division Artillery Commander Command Battery 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Międzyrzecz 5th Sapper Battalion, in Krosno Odrzańskie 4th Signal Battalion, in Krosno Odrzańskie 4th Supply Battalion, in Krosno Odrzańskie 4th Maintenance Battalion, in Krosno Odrzańskie 65th Medical Battalion, in Krosno Odrzańskie 20th Chemical Defence Company, in Międzyrzecze 5th Saska Armoured Division, in Gubin 23rd Tank Regiment, in Słubice 27th Tank Regiment, in Gubin 73rd Tank Regiment, in Gubin 13th Mechanized Regiment, in Kożuchów 113th Artillery Regiment, in Kostrzyn nad Odrą 5th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Gubin 25th Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Gubin 18th Tactical Missile Division, in Kostrzyn nad Odrą 84th Division Artillery Commander Command Battery, in Gubin 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, in Gubin 14th Sapper Battalion, in Kostrzyn nad Odrą 59th Signal Battalion, in Gubin 5th Supply Battalion, in Kostrzyn nad Odrą 5th Maintenance Battalion, in Gubin 56th Medical Battalion, in Gubin 60th Chemical Defence Company, in Gubin 10th Sudeten Armoured Division, in Opole 2nd Tank Regiment, in Opole 10th Tank Regiment, in Opole 13th Tank Regiment, in Opole 25th Mechanized Regiment, in Opole 39th Artillery Regiment, in Tarnowskie Góry 18th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Jelenia Góra 8th Tactical Missile Division, in Tarnowskie Góry 83rd Division Artillery Commander Command Battery, in Tarnowskie Góry 7th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Brzeg 41st Signal Battalion, in Opole 21st Sapper Battalion, in Świdnica Supply Battalion, in Opole Maintenance Battalion, in Opole 54th Medical Battalion, in Opole 58th Chemical Defence Company, in Opole 11th Dresden Armored Division, in Żagań 3rd Tank Regiment, in Żagań 8th Tank Regiment, in Żagań 29th Tank Regiment, in Żagań 42nd Mechanized Regiment, in Żary 33rd Artillery Regiment, in Żary 66th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, in Bolesławiec 43rd Rocket Artillery Battalion, in Żary 10th Tactical Missile Battalion, in Żary 17th Division Artillery Commander Command Battery, in Żagan 9th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Żagań 16th Sapper Battalion, in Żary 34th Signal Battalion, in Żagań Supply Battalion, in Żagań 11th Maintenance Battalion, in Żagan 11th Medical Battalion, in Żagan 17th Chemical Defence Company, in Żagan 4th Łużycka Engineer Brigade, in Gorzów Wielkopolski 5th Pomerania Artillery Brigade, in Głogów 14th Howitzer Artillery Brigade, in Głogów 18th Artillery Brigade, in Bolesławiec (Tactical Ballistic Missiles) 1st Chemical Defence Regiment, in Zgorzelec