Anders' Army
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Anders' Army was a World War II Polish military formation created in the Soviet Union from released Polish prisoners, later fighting alongside the Western Allies, notably in the Italian campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anders' Army canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish military formation
ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ army ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Western Allies
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Polish Armed Forces in the East
ⓘ
Polish Armed Forces in the East ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Army in the USSR
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Soviet–Polish military cooperation breakdown in 1943
ⓘ
mass amnesty of Polish citizens in the USSR in 1941 ⓘ |
| commander | Władysław Anders ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1942 ⓘ |
| flag | Polish national colors with military insignia ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Polish citizens deported to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Polish prisoners released from Soviet camps ⓘ |
| garrison | initially in Buzuluk and Totskoye areas in the USSR ⓘ |
| ideology | Polish nationalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| includes |
armoured units
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ support and service units ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Polish ⓘ |
| laterFormed | Polish II Corps ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Władysław Anders ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evacuation of Polish civilians from the Soviet Union
ⓘ
participation in the capture of Monte Cassino ⓘ symbolizing Polish resistance and independence aspirations ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Soviet control over Poland ⓘ |
| originLocation | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish Armed Forces in the East
ⓘ
Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| religionOfMajority | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine
|
| size | over 70,000 soldiers at peak ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Polish Armed Forces in the West
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Armed Forces in exile
Polish government-in-exile ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.