Operational groups first appeared in the Polish tactical scheme during the Polish-Bolshevik War, most probably under the influence of French Military Mission to Poland.
In the autumn of 1938, the Independent Operational Group Silesia was created with the purpose of capturing Trans-Olza from Czechoslovakia.
Prior to World War II, operational groups were recreated on a larger scale.
Initially, in March 1939, Operational Groups consisted only of staffs formed around existing corps commands.
All of them were named after their commanding officers: There were also several operational groups created by the Polish People's Army (Ludowe Wojsko Polskie) after the war in the years 1946-1947.