Operational Group (Poland) Explained

Operational Group (Polish: Grupa Operacyjna, GO) was the highest level type of tactical division of the Polish Army at various points in the 20th century, mainly during the Second World War.

Polish-Bolshevik War (1919-1921)

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. After the war they were dissolved.

Annexation of Trans-Olza (1938)

In the autumn of 1938, the Independent Operational Group Silesia was created with the purpose of capturing Trans-Olza from Czechoslovakia.

World War II (1939-1945)

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. Some groups were formed during the final mobilization of late August 1939, while others were formed during the war as strategic considerations necessitated. Most were attached to armies, several however were independent. According to the Polish mobilization scheme, they were to become mobile reserves of the Polish armies and other major strategic-scale units. One such group, the Kutno Operational Group, was planned but never created

Independent Operational Groups:

Cavalry Operational Groups:

Operational Groups formed as parts of armies:

In addition, during the invasion of Poland in 1939, several other corps-sized units were formed or improvised. All of them were named after their commanding officers:

  1. Operational Group Dreszer (Grupa Operacyjna Dreszer) under Rudolf Dreszer
  2. Operational Group Orlik-Łukoski (Grupa Operacyjn Orlik-Łukoski) under Kazimierz Orlik-Łukoski
  3. Operational Group Grzmot-Skotnicki (Grupa Operacyjna Grzmot-Skotnicki) under Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki
  4. Operational Group Kareszewicz-Tokarzewski (Grupa Operacyjna Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski) under Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski
  5. Operational Group Zaulauf under (Grupa Operacyjna Zulauf) Juliusz Zulauf

Post-World War II (1946-1947)

There were also several operational groups created by the Polish People's Army (Ludowe Wojsko Polskie) after the war in the years 1946-1947.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The first chapter of the bloodiest conflict in the history of mankind . Institute of National Remembrance . 4 July 2024 . 2023-09-01.
  2. Web site: Plan West. The plan that never was. . Institute of National Remembrance . 4 July 2024 . 2023-03-04.
  3. Web site: Dr Edward Nowak, Auschwitz prisoner No. 447 . www.mp.pl . 4 July 2024 . en.

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