26th Infantry Division (Poland)

The division would see combat in World War II, being destroyed during the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Raised in the former Austrian province of Galicia, its regiments were originally stationed in such towns as Cieszyn, Jarosław and Przemyśl.

It consisted of these regiments: During the Invasion of Poland, the Division, under Colonel Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz, was part of Poznań Army, but on the fifth day of the war it was moved to Pomorze Army and, together with the 15th I.D., it created Operational Group of General Zdzisław Przyjałkowski.

On September 6, 1939, the division was in the area of Inowrocław, soon afterwards it was used in the Battle of the Bzura, covering eastern wing of the Pomorze Army.

After initial success of Polish offensive, during which the Division recaptured several locations, the Germans organized a counterattack.