The full structure of the Polish Land Forces is:

Armed Forces General Command

The Inspector Land Forces, a two-star, major-general equivalent, reports to Commander, Armed Forces General Command, a three-star, general broni.

Separately and without seemingly any responsibility to the Inspector Land Forces, the divisions of the Polish Land Forces also report, separately, to the Commander, Armed Forces General Command.

1st Legions Infantry Division

The 1st Legions Infantry Division was reactivated on 9 January 2023.[1] The division is currently being formed and will reach full operational capability at the end of the decade. The division will be the largest Polish formation and equipped with Polish and South Korean equipment. As of 2023/24 the 1st Legions Infantry Division consists of the following units:[2][3][4]

11th Armoured Cavalry Division

11th Armoured Cavalry Division organisation (click image to enlarge)
10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade Leopard 2A4 on maneuver
Hibneryt anti-aircraft system
DANA 152 mm self-propelled howitzer

12th Mechanised Division

12th Mechanised Division organisation (click image to enlarge)
7th Coastal Defense Brigade BWP-1 on maneuver
12th Mechanised Brigade with KTO Rosomak on winter maneuver

16th Mechanised Division

16th Mechanised Division organisation (click image to enlarge)
20th Mechanised Brigade troops on parade

18th Mechanised Division

18th Mechanised Division organisation (click image to enlarge)
2S1 Gvozdika artillery of 1st Armoured Brigade
21st Podhale Rifles brigade on maneuver

1st Army Aviation Brigade

6th Airborne Brigade

Independent brigades organisation (click image to enlarge)

25th Air Cavalry Brigade

Directly reporting regiments

Units and Formations attached to the Land Forces

Armed Forces Support Inspectorate

Military Health Service Department

Selected Land Forces elements, Armed Forces Operational Command

Multinational Corps North-East

Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade

Independent units and formations

9th Command Support Brigade of the Armed Forces General Command

The brigade is made up mostly of Land Forces personnel, but it is independent from the LF.

Warsaw Garrison Command

The command is an independent formation made up mostly of Land Forces personnel.

Land Forces structure graphic

Polish Land Forces organisation 2024

Geographic distribution

Operational structure of the Polish Land Forces is located in Poland
Warsaw
Warsaw
1 Aviation Bde.
1 Aviation Bde.
6 Airborne Bde.
6 Airborne Bde.
25 Air Cavalry Bde.
25 Air Cavalry Bde.
16 Mechanised Div.
16 Mechanised Div.
9 Armoured Bde.
9 Armoured Bde.
15 Mech. Bde.
15 Mech. Bde.
20 Mech. Bde.
20 Mech. Bde.
1 Art. Bde.
1 Art. Bde.
14 Anti-tank Rgt.
14 Anti-tank Rgt.
15 Air-def. Rgt.
15 Air-def. Rgt.
16 Sapper Rgt.
16 Sapper Rgt.
16 Logistic Rgt.
16 Logistic Rgt.
12 Mech. Div.
12 Mech. Div.
2 Mechanised Bde.
2 Mechanised Bde.
7 Coastal Defense Bde.
7 Coastal Defense Bde.
12 Mechanised Bde. 5 Engineer Rgt.
12 Mechanised Bde.
5 Engineer Rgt.
5 Artillery Rgt.
5 Artillery Rgt.
8 Air-Def. Rgt.
8 Air-Def. Rgt.
8 Logistic Rgt.
8 Logistic Rgt.
11 Armoured Div.
11 Armoured Div.
10 Armoured Bde.
10 Armoured Bde.
17 Mechanised Bde.
17 Mechanised Bde.
34 Armoured Bde.
34 Armoured Bde.
23 Artillery Rgt.
23 Artillery Rgt.
4 Air-Def. Rgt.
4 Air-Def. Rgt.
2 Recon Rgt.
2 Recon Rgt.
9 Recon Rgt.
9 Recon Rgt.
18 Recon Rgt.
18 Recon Rgt.
1 Sapper Rgt.
1 Sapper Rgt.
2 Sapper Rgt.
2 Sapper Rgt.
2 Engineer Rgt.
2 Engineer Rgt.
Operational structure of the Polish Land Forces
4 CBRN-Def. Rgt.
4 CBRN-Def. Rgt.
5 CBRN-Def. Rgt.
5 CBRN-Def. Rgt.
18 Mechanised Div.
18 Mechanised Div.
18 Motorised Bde.
18 Motorised Bde.
19 Mechanised Bde.
19 Mechanised Bde.
21 Podhale Rifles Bde.
21 Podhale Rifles Bde.
18 Artillery Rgt.
18 Artillery Rgt.
18 Air-Def. Rgt.
18 Air-Def. Rgt.
18 Sapper Rgt.
18 Sapper Rgt.
18 Logistic Rgt.
18 Logistic Rgt.
1 Legions Inf. Div.
1 Legions Inf. Div.
1 Legions Arm. Bde.
1 Legions Arm. Bde.
2 Legions Mech. Bde.
2 Legions Mech. Bde.
3 Legions Mech. Bde.
3 Legions Mech. Bde.
1 Legions Mot. Bde.
1 Legions Mot. Bde.
1 Legions Art. Bde.
1 Legions Art. Bde.
1 Anti-tank Rgt.
1 Anti-tank Rgt.
1 Legions Air-def. Rgt.
1 Legions Air-def. Rgt.
3 Legions Sapper Rgt.
3 Legions Sapper Rgt.

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