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This Allied unit was part of General Wladyslaw Anders' 2nd Polish Corps which participated in the Italian Campaign (1943-1945) as part of the British Eighth Army during World War 2. Notable actions include the Battle of Monte Cassino, Ancona and Bologna. Also known as the 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division. Disbanded after the war, most soldiers chose not to return to the new, Communist Poland.
- Commanders:
- The division's order of battle between 1943 and 1946 was as follows:
- 1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade
- - 1st Rifle Battalion
- - 2nd Rifle Battalion
- - 3rd Rifle Battalion
- 2nd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
- - 4th Rifle Battalion
- - 5th Rifle Battalion
- - 6th Rifle Battalion
- 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade (added in 1945)
- - 7th Rifle Battalion
- - 8th Rifle Battalion
- - 9th Rifle Battalion
- 12th Podolian Uhlan Regiment (Divisional Recce)
- 1st Carpathian Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Carpathian Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Carpathian Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Carpathian Anti-tank Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Carpathian Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Carpathian Medium Machinegun Battalion
- 3rd Carpathian Engineers Battalion
- 3rd Carpathian Signals Battalion
- Plus additional logistics and general support units.
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