Polish 19th Infantry Division was formed from parts of the 1st Lithuanian-Belarusian Infantry Division in 1923. At that time it was commanded for several years by gen. Walerian Czuma and stationed in Wilno.
During the Invasion of Poland in 1939 it was commanded by gen. Józef Kwaciszewski and was a part of the Prusy Army. Later it was recreated as a partisan unit and took part in the Operation Ostra Brama in 1944.
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