Łódź Army

Łódź Army
Armia „Łódź”
Active1939
Country Poland
BranchArmy
Part ofSupreme Command of the Polish Armed Forces
EngagementsSeptember Campaign
Commanders
First commanderMaj. Gen. Juliusz Rómmel
Last commanderBrig. Gen. Wiktor Thommée

Łódź Army (Polish: Armia Łódź) was one of the Polish armies of the Polish Armed Forces of the Second Polish Republic that took part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939. It was officially created on 23 March 1939 with the task of filling the gap between Poznań Army in the north and Kraków Army in the south. Commanded by Juliusz Rómmel, it consisted of five infantry divisions and two cavalry brigades with support from the air force.

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