29th Infantry Division (Poland)
29th Grodno Infantry Division (Polish: 29 Grodzienska Dywizja Piechoty) was a unit of the Polish Army during the interbellum period. It was created in early 1920s, after the army of Republic of Central Lithuania was absorbed by the Polish Army. The newly created unit took over regiments that had been part of 1st Lithuanian-Belarusian Infantry Division.
The 29th I.D. was stationed in Grodno, with one regiment garrisoned in Suwałki. It consisted of these units:
- 41st Suwałki Infantry Regiment of Marshall Józef Piłsudski, stationed in Suwałki,
- 76th Lida Infantry Regiment of Ludwik Narbutt, stationed in Grodno,
- 81st Grodno Rifles Regiment of King Stefan Batory, stationed in Grodno,
- 29th Light Artillery Regiment, stationed in Grodno.
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