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.

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Anders' Army canonical 3

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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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Polish II Corps formedFrom Anders' Army
Władysław Anders hasPart Anders' Army
2nd Armoured Brigade formedAsPartOf Anders' Army