The 4th Infantry Division was formed after
World War I and the foundation of Poland. Raised in the former Austrian province of
Galicia, its regiments were originally stationed in such towns as
Cieszyn,
Jarosław and
Przemyśl. In 1921 as part of the army's reorganization, the division was renamed the 26th Infantry Division and moved north to
Skierniewice and its vicinity. It consisted of these regiments: •
10th Infantry Regiment, stationed in
Łowicz, •
18th Infantry Regiment, stationed in Skierniewice, • 37th Infantry Regiment, stationed in
Kutno, • 26th Light Artillery Regiment, stationed in Skierniewice. During the
Invasion of Poland, the Division, under Colonel
Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz, was part of
Poznań Army, but on the fifth day of the war it was moved to
Pomorze Army and, together with the
15th I.D., it created Operational Group of General
Zdzisław Przyjałkowski. On September 6, 1939, the division was in the area of
Inowrocław, soon afterwards it was used in the
Battle of the Bzura, covering eastern wing of the Pomorze Army. After initial success of Polish offensive, during which the Division recaptured several locations, the Germans organized a counterattack. The 26th I.D. was subsequently destroyed. ==See also==