NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division (Polish)

The Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Polish 3 Dywizja Strzelc�w Karpackich, sometimes translated as 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division) was an Allied unit fighting during the World War II on the Italian Front. It was formed in 1942 of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and the forces of General Władysław Anders' USSR.

The division participated in the Italian Campaign (1943-1945) as part of the British Eighth Army. Notable actions include the victories in the Battle of Monte Cassino, Ancona and Bologna. Disbanded after the war, most soldiers chose not to return to the new, Communist Poland.

Commanders

The division's order of battle between 1943 and 1946 was as follows:

3rd Carpathian Rifle Division
Brigade	Sub_units	Notes
1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade 1 Brygada Strzelc�w Karpackich Peszek	1st Rifle Battalion
	2nd Rifle Battalion
	3rd Rifle Battalion
2nd Carpathian Rifle Brigade 2 Brygada Strzelc�w Karpackich Szymański	4th Rifle Battalion
	5th Rifle Battalion
	6th Rifle Battalion
3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade 3 Brygada Strzelc�w Karpackich (since 1945)	7th Rifle Battalion
	8th Rifle Battalion
	9th Rifle Battalion
Recconnaissance Units (one of the following)	3rd Carpathian Cavalry Regiment
	12th Podolian Cavalry Regiment
	7th Lublin Cavalry Regiment
Artillery units artyleria dywizyjna	1st Carpathian Field Artillery Regiment
	2nd Carpathian Field Artillery Regiment
	3rd Carpathian Field Artillery Regiment
	3rd Carpathian Anti-tank Artillery Regiment
	3rd Carpathian Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment
Support Units	3rd Carpathian Medium Machinegun Battalion
	3rd Carpathian Engineers Battalion
	3rd Carpathian Signals Battalion
Rear Units jednostki tyłowe	military police, court martial, military hospital, front hospitals, logistics units, transport battallions and such