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Polish 22nd Mountain Infantry Division




  Caption The Highlander Cross badge worn on the collars of the '''Podhale Rifles Regiment'''
  Country Poland
  Type Mountain Infantry
  Branch Land forces
  Dates 1919-1944
  Specialization Mountain warfare
  Size ca 16,000
  Garrison Sanok , Przemyśl , Sambor
  Nickname Podhalańczycy
  notable Commanders Leopold Engel-Ragis


, CO of the 2nd Podhale Rifles Regiment, wearing a distinctive uniform of the 22nd Division]]
The 22nd Mountain Infantry Division (, '''22 DPG''') was a pre-war unit of the Polish Army . It was one of two Mountain Infantry divisions of Poland to take part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939 . Currently its traditions are continued by Polish 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade . Until 1939 the unit was commanded by Col. Leopold Engel-Ragis and was stationed in and around the towns of Sanok , Przemyśl and Sambor .

Along with 11th Infantry and 21st Mountain Infantry Divisions , the 22nd was notable for its distinctive uniforms, based on folk attire of the Górale (Polish highlanders) rather than standard uniforms of the Polish Army. During the Polish Defensive War, the division was attached to the Prusy Army . Overrun by the Germans, the Regiments fought separately in the ranks of other units.


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