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Polish 3Rd Carpathian Rifle DivisionThe Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Polish 3 Dywizja Strzelcw 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' 2nd Polish Corps evacuated from the 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 Order of Battle The division's order of battle between 1943 and 1946 was as follows: | ROWSPAN=1 style="background:#ccc;" | Brigade | style="background:#ccc;"|Sub-units | style="background:#ccc;"|Notes | ROWSPAN=3 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-top:1px solid gray;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| 1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade
''1 Brygada Strzelcw Karpackich
Peszek | 1st Rifle Battalion | | | 2nd Rifle Battalion | | | 3rd Rifle Battalion | | ROWSPAN=3 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| 2nd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
''2 Brygada Strzelcw Karpackich
Szymański | 4th Rifle Battalion | | | 5th Rifle Battalion | | | 6th Rifle Battalion | | ROWSPAN=3 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
''3 Brygada Strzelcw Karpackich
(since 1945) | 7th Rifle Battalion | | | 8th Rifle Battalion | | | 9th Rifle Battalion | | ROWSPAN=3 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| Recconnaissance Units
(one of the following) | 3rd Carpathian Cavalry Regiment | | | 12th Podolian Cavalry Regiment | | | 7th Lublin Cavalry Regiment | | ROWSPAN=5 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| 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 | | ROWSPAN=3 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| Support Units
| 3rd Carpathian Medium Machinegun Battalion | | | 3rd Carpathian Engineers Battalion | | | 3rd Carpathian Signals Battalion | | ROWSPAN=1 style="background:#ccc;" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray;"| Rear Units
jednostki tyłowe | military police, court martial, military hospital, front hospitals,
logistics units, transport battallions and such | | | style="background:#eee;" |
See also: 3rd
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