1st Polish Army
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The 1st Polish Army was a major World War II field formation of Polish forces fighting alongside the Soviet Red Army on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Polish Army canonical | 4 |
| 1st Polish Army (People’s Army of Poland) | 1 |
| 1st Polish People's Army | 1 |
| Pierwsza Armia Wojska Polskiego | 1 |
| Polish 1st Army | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish military unit
ⓘ
World War II military formation ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Polish Committee of National Liberation
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1st Polish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Polish People's Army
1st Polish Army ⓘ
surface form:
Pierwsza Armia Wojska Polskiego
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Berlin
ⓘ
Battle of Kolberg (1945) ⓘ Battle of Lenino ⓘ Warsaw–Praga offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Warsaw (1944–1945 eastern bank operations)
Lublin–Brest Offensive ⓘ Pomeranian Wall battles ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ Warsaw–Praga offensive ⓘ |
| flag | flag of the Polish Armed Forces in the East ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| garrisonAfterWar | territory of postwar Poland ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| includedUnitType |
air defence units
ⓘ
armoured brigades ⓘ artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Stanisław Popławski
ⓘ
Władysław Korczyc ⓘ Zygmunt Berling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fighting alongside the Soviet Red Army
ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Berlin ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish People’s Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ludowe Wojsko Polskie
Polish Armed Forces in the East ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Polish citizens in the Soviet Union
ⓘ
liberated areas of Poland ⓘ |
| role | offensive operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| size | approximately 100000 personnel at peak strength ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
1st Belorussian Front
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Germany including Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
capture of Berlin
ⓘ
crossing of the Oder River ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pierwsza Armia Wojska Polskiego
this entity surface form:
1st Polish People's Army
this entity surface form:
1st Polish Army (People’s Army of Poland)
this entity surface form:
Polish 1st Army