The Bomber Brigade () was a
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
unit of the
Polish Air Force commanded by
płk obs. Władysław Heller. It resisted the
Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week aft ...
in 1939 as the main aerial reserve of the commander in chief and was used for bombing enemy units in central Poland. It was created just before the war and did not have time to reach full operational readiness. Its equipment consisted of 36 modern
PZL.37 Łoś medium bombers, 50 older
PZL.23 Karaś light bombers, as well as 21 support planes. It was organised into four
squadrons, each in turn composed of two
escadrille
A flight is a small military unit within the larger structure of an air force, naval air service, or army air corps; and is usually subservient of a larger squadron. A military aircraft flight is typically composed of four aircraft, though ...
s. It was similar in make-up to the
Pursuit Brigade
The Pursuit Brigade ( pl, Brygada Pościgowa) was a Polish World War II unit of the Polish Air Force. It took part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939 as the main aerial reserve of the commander in chief and was used for air cover of the Polish c ...
.
*
Polish 2nd Bomber Squadron (''II Dywizjon Bombowy''), commanded by
mjr pil. Jan Biały
**
Polish 21st Bomber Escadrille (''21. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. obs. Jan Buczma
**
Polish 22nd Bomber Escadrille (''22. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. pil. Kazimierz Słowiński
*
Polish 6th Bomber Squadron (''VI Dywizjon Bombowy''), commanded by
mjr obs. Alfred Bartłomiej Peszke
**
Polish 64th Bomber Escadrille (''64. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. pil. Mieczysław Pronaszko
**
Polish 65th Bomber Escadrille (''65. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. pil. Maciej Piotrowski
*
Polish 10th Bomber Squadron
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
(''X Dywizjon Bombowy''), commanded by
ppłk. pil. Józef Werakso
10th Bomber Squadron was previously called: "210 Dywizjon".
**
Polish 211th Bomber Escadrille
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
(''211. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. obs. Franciszek Omylak
**
Polish 212th Bomber Escadrille
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
(''212. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. pil. Stanisław Taras-Wołkowiński
*
Polish 15th Bomber Squadron
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
(''XV Dywizjon Bombowy''), commanded by
kpt. pil. Stanisław Cwynar
15th Bomber Squadron was previously called: "215 Dywizjon".
**
Polish 216th Bomber Escadrille
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
(''216. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. obs. Władysław Dukszto
**
Polish 217th Bomber Escadrille
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
(''217. Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. obs. Eugeniusz Prusiecki
Some reports mention another Bomber Squadron called:
*
Polish 20th Bomber Squadron (''XX Dywizjon Bombowy'')
20th Bomber Squadron was previously called: "220 Dywizjon".
*
Polish 55th Independent Bomber Escadrille
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
(''55. Samodzielna Eskadra Bombowa''), commanded by
kpt. obs. Józef Skibiński
* Liaison platoon No. 4 (''Pluton łącznikowy nr 4'')
* Liaison platoon No. 12 (''Pluton łącznikowy nr 12'')
Another small Bomber unit was the Flight based at
Dęblin
Dęblin is a town at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Dęblin is the part of the agglomeration with adjacent towns of Ryki and Puławy, which altogether has over 100 000 inhabitants. The population o ...
, the Polish Air Force Training Academy. During the
Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week aft ...
, their unit flew many operations using
PZL.23 Karaś light bombers.
Air force brigades of Poland
{{PolishAirForce-stub