It was commanded by Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko (1943) and Nikodem Sulik (from 1943 to 1946). Composition: * 4th Wołyń Infantry Brigade(added in 1945) * 5th Wilno Infantry Brigade * 6th Lwów Infantry Brigade * 15th Poznań Uhlans Regiment * smaller divisional units The division was named after the Kresy region (eastern borderlands of the Second Polish Republic).