5th Kresowa Infantry Division

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5th Kresowa Infantry Division
Emblem of the division worn as a shoulder patch and painted on vehicles
Active	1943–1947
Country	Second Polish Republic
Branch	Polish Army in the West
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	II Corps (Poland)
Engagements	World War II Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Battle of Ancona Gothic Line Operation Grapeshot Battle of Bologna
Commanders
Notable commanders	Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko (1943) Nikodem Sulik (from 1943 to 1946)

The Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (Polish: 5 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty) was an infantry division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. Formed in March 1943, it fought in the Italian Campaign as part of Lieutenant general Władysław Anders' Polish II Corps, affiliated with the Western Allies, under command of the British Eighth Army.