Polish People's Army order of battle

This article provides formation lists of the Polish People's Army order of battle at various points in history between 1943 and 1989.

1945 Order of Battle
Following is the order of battle on 1 May 1945. This only refers to the entire the Polish People's Army's ground forces, the PPA would be later expanded with the addition of the air and naval arms only after the war.

1985 Order of Battle
Following is the order of battle in 1985, shortly before the fall of communism in Poland.

Ministry of Defense
Ministry of National Defence (Poland) and GHQ, Armed Forces of the People's Republic of Poland
 * Military Education Inspectorate
 * Jozef Berna Rocket Forces and Artillery Academy
 * Gen. Jakuba Jasinskiego Army Engineering Academy
 * Tadeusz Kościuszki Armored Forces Academy


 * Polish General Staff
 * Polish Armed Forces General Staff and Command College


 * Logistics Force Directorate
 * Armed Forces Logistics School


 * Territorial Defense Inspectorate


 * Technology Inspectorate
 * Military Technical Academy


 * Quartermaster Directorate


 * Munitions Command
 * Military Communications Command
 * Armed Forces Medical Academy
 * Armed Forces Quartermaster Service Academy


 * Cadres Department


 * Political Affairs Directorate
 * Organizational Committee
 * Dzerzhinsky Political-Military Academy in Warsaw
 * Political Officers Central School
 * Military History Institute


 * Finance and Treasury Office
 * Organizational Inspections Department


 * Headquarters and General Staff, Internal Military Service


 * Land Forces Military Police
 * Warsaw MD
 * Pomerania MD
 * Silesia MD
 * Air Force Security Command
 * Naval Military Police
 * IMS Military Academy

Air Force
Polish Air Force
 * Polish Air Force Headquarters (Poznan)
 * Air Education Command
 * Polish Air Force Academy
 * 38th Training Wing
 * 58th Training Wing
 * 60th Training Wing
 * 61st Training Wing


 * Strategic Air Fighter Corps
 * 2nd "Bradenburg" Air Fighter-Bomber Division - Piła
 * 3rd "Bradenburg" Air Fighter-Bomber Division - Świdwin
 * 4th "Pomerania" Air Fighter-Bomber Division - Malbork


 * Air Combat Auxiliary and Transport Command
 * 32nd Air Interceptor Wing
 * 49th Helicopter Wing
 * 56th Helicopter Wing
 * 13th Air Transport Wing - Kraków
 * 36th Air Transport Wing
 * 37th Air Transport Wing - Warsaw

Navy
Polish Navy
 * Polish Navy Headquarters (Gdynia)
 * Political Service and Headquarters Command
 * Central Band of the Polish Navy


 * Polish Navy Fleet Forces
 * 3rd Task Force
 * 8th Coastal Defense Task Force
 * 9th Coastal Defense Task Force


 * Polish Marine Corps and Fleet Ground Auxiliary
 * 3rd Independent Marine Anti-Tank Regiment
 * 6th Marine Radio-electronic Regiment
 * 11th Naval Engineering Regiment


 * Naval Technical and Support Command
 * 9th Artillery Battery
 * 1st Technical Flotilla


 * Polish Naval Air Forces
 * Naval Fighter Attack Wing 7
 * Special Wing 16
 * Patrol Squadron 15
 * Air Engineering Squadron 18
 * Fleet Replacement Group 42


 * Naval Education and Training Command
 * Polish Naval Academy "Heroes of Westerplatte" - Gdynia
 * Central Naval Specialists School
 * Naval Sailing Institute
 * Naval Divers School

Territorial Army

 * Polish Territorial Defense Forces
 * TDF Headquarters (Warsaw)
 * TDF Units under the National Defense Commission and the State Committee for Territorial Defense
 * 1st TDF Brigade - Góra Kalwaria
 * 5th TDF Brigade
 * 14th TDF Brigade
 * 20th TDF Logistics Brigade
 * 2nd TDF Signals Regiment
 * Ground defense units of the TDF
 * 3rd TDF Regiment - Lublin
 * 13th TDF Regiment - Gdansk
 * 15th TDF Regiment