Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division

	caption	Emblem of the division worn as a shoulder patch and painted on vehicles
	country	Poland
	type	Infantry
	branch	Land forces
	dates	1942-1947
	specialization	Mountain warfare
	battles	Tobruk , Alem Hamza , Bardia Monte Cassino , Gothic Line , Ancona , Bologna
	notable Commanders	Stanisław Kopański , Bronisław Duch

The Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (, 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:

SEE ALSO

	CATEGORIES ABOUT POLISH 3RD CARPATHIAN RIFLE DIVISION

	divisions of poland

	03rd

	polish world war ii divisions

	3rd

	military units and formations of poland in world war ii

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