Polish Armed Forces in the East

E1497

The Polish Armed Forces in the East were Polish military units formed under Soviet auspices during World War II that fought alongside the Red Army against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military unit
armed forces
military formation
allegiance Polish Committee of National Liberation
Soviet Union
alsoKnownAs Polish People’s Army
surface form: Ludowe Wojsko Polskie

Polish People’s Army
surface form: Polish People’s Army (in the East phase)
collaboratedWith Red Army
commandLanguage Polish
conflict World War II
country Poland
endTime 1945
engagedInBattle Battle of Berlin
Battle of Lenino
Vistula–Oder Offensive
formedAsCounterpartTo Polish Armed Forces in the East self-linksurface differs
surface form: Polish Armed Forces in the West
formedUnderAuspicesOf Soviet Union
foughtAlongside Red Army
garrisonLocation Soviet Union
headquartersLocation Moscow
Sielce near Ryazan
historicalPeriod World War II
historicalRegion Eastern Europe
ideologicalAlignment pro-Soviet
influencedBy Soviet military doctrine
language Polish
militaryBranch army
notableUnit 1st Polish Army
1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division
2nd Polish Army
operatedIn Eastern Front
opponent Nazi Germany
partOf Polish People’s Army
politicalSupervisionBy Polish communists
Soviet authorities
primaryEnemy SS
Wehrmacht
primaryRole ground forces
recruitmentBase Polish citizens in Soviet-controlled territory
Polish deportees in the USSR
startTime 1943
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
successor Polish People’s Army
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II
tookPartIn liberation of Polish territories from German occupation
occupation of parts of Germany after World War II
usedEquipmentFrom Soviet Union

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Front belligerent Polish Armed Forces in the East
subject surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)
Polish Armed Forces in the East formedAsCounterpartTo Polish Armed Forces in the East self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Polish Armed Forces in the West
Free French Forces alliedWith Polish Armed Forces in the East
this entity surface form: Polish Armed Forces in the West
Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade allegiance Polish Armed Forces in the East
this entity surface form: Polish Armed Forces in the West
Sielce near Ryazan associatedWith Polish Armed Forces in the East
Sielce near Ryazan usedBy Polish Armed Forces in the East
Polish People’s Army precededBy Polish Armed Forces in the East
1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division partOf Polish Armed Forces in the East
1st Polish Army partOf Polish Armed Forces in the East
2nd Polish Army partOf Polish Armed Forces in the East
Władysław Anders notableEvent Polish Armed Forces in the East
this entity surface form: organization of the Polish Army in the USSR (Anders' Army)
LWP predecessor Polish Armed Forces in the East
Zygmunt Berling militaryBranch Polish Armed Forces in the East
Lenino associatedWith Polish Armed Forces in the East
Anders' Army partOf Polish Armed Forces in the East
Anders' Army alsoKnownAs Polish Armed Forces in the East
this entity surface form: Polish Army in the USSR
Anders' Army alsoKnownAs Polish Armed Forces in the East
Soviet Armed Forces in World War II alliedWith Polish Armed Forces in the East
Anders Army Museum dedicatedTo Polish Armed Forces in the East
this entity surface form: Polish Armed Forces in the USSR
Anders Army Museum mainTheme Polish Armed Forces in the East
Anders Army alsoKnownAs Polish Armed Forces in the East
this entity surface form: Polish Army in the USSR
Anders Army alsoKnownAs Polish Armed Forces in the East
Polish armed forces in World War II hasPart Polish Armed Forces in the East