28th Infantry Division (Poland)

The 28 Dywizja Piechoty was a Polish Army infantry division which saw action against the invading Germans during the Invasion of Poland of World War II.

The history of the division dates back to the autumn of 1921, when Polish Army changed its structure, after the victorious Polish–Soviet War.

In the 1939 German Invasion of Poland, the division, commanded by General Władysław Bończa-Uzdowski, belonged to Łódź Army.

Due to repeated Luftwaffe attacks and artillery barrage, the unit suffered heavy losses, and was ordered to retreat behind the Warta river.

As a result, the 36th and 72nd Regiments withdrew in the night of September 3/4 to the Widawka river, which was the main Polish defensive position in the area.

Meanwhile, however, the 2nd Legions Infantry Division, which was located north of Pabianice, retreated eastwards, forming a gap which the Germans immediately used.