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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Pomeranian Army
| native_name                   = {{langx|pl|Armia Pomorze}}
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| dates                         = 23 March 1939 – 18 September 1939
| country                       = {{flag|Second Polish Republic}}
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| type                          = [[Field Army]]
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| battles                       = [[World War II]]
* [[Invasion of Poland]]
** [[Battle of Tuchola Forest]]
** [[Battle of Bzura]]
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| notable_commanders            = [[Władysław Bortnowski]]
}}


The '''Pomeranian Army''' ({{langx|pl|Armia Pomorze}}) was one of the [[List of Polish armies|Polish armies]] defending against the 1939 [[Invasion of Poland]]. It was officially created on 23 March 1939. Led by [[Generał dywizji|General dywizji]] [[Władysław Bortnowski]], it consisted of 5 infantry divisions, 2 [[National Defense (Poland)|National Defence]] brigades and 1 cavalry brigade.

==Tasks==
The Army was tasked to defend [[Toruń]] and [[Bydgoszcz]] from a possible German attack and to carry out delaying actions in the "[[Polish Corridor]]" area.

==Operational history==
The Pomorze Army suffered severe losses during the [[Battle of Tuchola Forest]]; losing about a third of its strength. In retreat towards Warsaw from 6 September, it subordinated itself to [[Army Poznań]] and took part in the [[Battle of Bzura]] (9–20 September).

==Organization==
The Army was commanded by General [[Władysław Bortnowski]]; his chief of staff was Colonel Ignacy Izdebski.

The composition of the Pomorze Army:
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|- style="background: #ececec;"
! Unit
! Polish name
! Commander
! Remarks
|-
! colspan="14" style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;''Army units'' - Gen. [[Władysław Bortnowski]]
|-
| [[Polish 9th Infantry Division|9th Infantry Division]]
| ''9 Dywizja Piechoty''
| Col. [[Józef Werobej]]
| 
|-
| [[Polish 15th Infantry Division|15th Infantry Division]]
| ''15 Dywizja Piechoty''
| Gen. [[Wacław Przyjałkowski]]
| ''Greater Polish''
|-
| [[Polish 27th Infantry Division|27th Infantry Division]]
| ''27 Dywizja Piechoty''
| Gen.Bryg. [[Juliusz Drapella]]
| 
|-
| [[Pomeranian National Defence Brigade]]
| ''[[Pomerania|Pomorska]] Brygada Obrony Narodowej''
| Col. Tadeusz Majewski
| 
|-
| [[Chełm National Defence Brigade]]
| ''[[Chełm]]ska Brygada Obrony Narodowej''
| 
| 
|-
! colspan="14" style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Operational Group]] "East"'' - Gen. [[Mikołaj Bołtuć]]
|-
| [[Polish 4th Infantry Division|4th Infantry Division]]
| ''4 Dywizja Piechoty''
| Col. [[Mieczyslaw Rawicz-Mysłowski|Rawicz-Mysłowski]], Col. [[Józef Werobej]]
| 
|- 
| [[Polish 16th Infantry Division|16th Infantry Division]]
| ''16 Dywizja Piechoty''
| Col. [[Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz]]
| ''Pomeranian''
|-
! colspan="14" style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;''[[Czersk Operational Group|Operational Group "Czersk"]]'' - Gen.Bryg. [[Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki]]
|- 
| [[Pomeranian Cavalry Brigade]]
| ''Pomorska Brygada Kawalerii''
| Gen.Bryg. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki
| 
|- 
| Independent Units [[Chojnice]] and [[Kościerzyna]]
| ''Oddziały Wydzielone "Chojnice" i "Kościerzyna"''
| 
| 
|}

== Maps ==
[[Image:Poland1939 GermanPlanMap.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Forces as of 31 August and German plan of attack.]]
[[Image:Poland2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Forces as of 14 September with troop movements up to this date.]]
[[Image:Poland1939 after 14 Sep.png|thumb|right|300px|Forces after 14 September with troop movements after this date]]

== See also ==
* [[Polish army order of battle in 1939]]

==References==
*{{in lang|pl}} [http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/53777,,,,armie_i_samodzielne_grupy_operacyjne_wojska_polskiego_1939,haslo.html Armie i samodzielne grupy operacyjne Wojska Polskiego 1939] [[WIEM Encyklopedia]]

{{Polish Armies 1939}}

[[Category:Military units and formations of Poland in World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1939]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1939]]
[[Category:Polish armies]]


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