Pomorze Army

The Pomeranian Army (Polish: Armia Pomorze) was one of the Polish armies to take part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939. It was officially created on March 23, 1939. Led by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genera%C5%82_dywizji Gen.dyw. ] Władysław Bortnowski, it consisted of 5 infantry divisions, 2 National Defence brigades and 1 cavalry brigade. {| class="toc" id="toc"

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[hide] *1 Tasks
 * 2 Operational history
 * 3 Organization
 * 4 Maps
 * 5 See also
 * 6 References
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Tasks
The Army was tasked to defend Toruń and Bydgoszcz from a possible German attack and to carry out delaying actions in the "Polish Corridor" area.

Operational history
The Pomorze Army suffered severe losses during the Battle of Tuchola Forest; losing about a third of its strength. In retreat towards Warsaw since September 6, it subordinated itself to Army Poznań and took part in the battle of Bzura (September 9-20).

Organization
The Army was commanded by general Władysław Bortnowski; his chief of staff was colonel Ignacy Izdebski.

The composition of the Pomorze Army:

Maps
Forces as of 31 August and German plan of attack.Forces as of 14 September with troop movements up to this date.Forces after 14 September with troop movements after this date== See also==
 * Polish army order of battle in 1939