1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division

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The 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division was a World War II Polish military formation created under Soviet auspices, serving as the core combat unit of the communist-aligned Polish forces fighting alongside the Red Army.

Aliases (1)
  • Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division ×1

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish military unit
World War II military formation
infantry division
allegiance Polish People’s Army
Soviet Union
alliedWith Red Army
associatedWith Polish Committee of National Liberation
Soviet military command
commandLanguage Polish
commandStructure subordinate to Soviet-controlled Polish high command
conflict World War II
cooperatedWith Soviet front commands
other Polish People’s Army units
country Poland
createdUnderAuspicesOf Red Army
Soviet Union
engagedIn combat operations against Nazi Germany
forceType regular army unit
formedFrom Polish citizens in Soviet-controlled territory
Polish volunteers in the USSR
function frontline ground combat
historicalEra 20th century
World War II period
historicalSignificance first major Polish formation created in the USSR during World War II
ideologicalAlignment communist-aligned
ideologicalRole instrument of Soviet influence in Poland
languageOfCommand Polish
militaryBranch infantry
militaryFunction offensive and defensive infantry operations
namedAfter Tadeusz Kościuszko
nationalityOfPersonnel Polish
operatedAlongside Soviet Red Army units
partOf Polish Armed Forces in the East
Polish People’s Army
politicalContext Soviet-sponsored Polish armed forces
formation of communist Poland’s military structures
primaryMission support Red Army advances with Polish infantry forces
primaryOpponent Nazi Germany
regionOfOperations Eastern and Central Europe
role core combat unit of communist-aligned Polish forces
sideInConflict Allies
Soviet-led coalition on Eastern Front
symbolism embodiment of pro-Soviet Polish armed forces
theater Eastern Front
type line infantry division

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sielce near Ryazan ("Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division")
associatedWith
Battle of Lenino
combatant
Battle of Lenino
hasPart
Polish Armed Forces in the East
notableUnit
1st Polish Army
precededBy

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