Polish II Corps

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army corps military unit

The Polish II Corps was a major World War II Polish military formation in exile, best known for its role fighting alongside the Western Allies in the Italian Campaign, including the Battle of Monte Cassino.

Aliases (1)

Army Group Artillery of Polish II Corps ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army corps → military unit →
alliedWith	Canada → Free French Forces → Royal Italian Army (Co-Belligerent Italy) → United Kingdom → United States →
associatedWith	Polish government-in-exile →
awarded	battle honours for Ancona → battle honours for Bologna → battle honours for Monte Cassino →
cemetery	Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino →
commander	Władysław Anders → Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko →
composedPrimarilyOf	Polish pre-war regular army personnel → Polish soldiers released from Soviet labor camps → Polish volunteers from the Polish diaspora →
conflict	World War II →
country	Poland →
dateDisbanded	1947 →
dateFormed	1943 →
engagedAgainst	German Tenth Army (in Italy) → Nazi Germany → Wehrmacht →
formedFrom	Anders' Army → Polish forces evacuated from the Soviet Union →
garrisonAfterWar	United Kingdom →
higherCommand	British Eighth Army →
legacy	symbol of Polish contribution to Allied victory in Italy →
notableBattle	Battle of Ancona → Battle of Bologna → Battle of Monte Cassino →
notableCommander	Władysław Anders →
notableEvent	capture of Monte Cassino monastery ruins in May 1944 →
operatedIn	Italy → Middle East → North Africa (staging and training) →
partOf	Polish Armed Forces in the West →
politicalStatus	did not recognize the Soviet-backed government in Poland →
size	approximately 100,000 soldiers at peak strength →
subordinateUnit	2nd Armoured Brigade → 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division → 5th Kresowa Infantry Division → Army Group Artillery of Polish II Corps → Corps Reconnaissance Regiment → Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade → Polish Women's Auxiliary Service →
theaterOfOperations	Italian Campaign →
warDead	several thousand killed in action in the Italian Campaign →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
15th Army Group → Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies in Italy → Polish II Corps ("Army Group Artillery of Polish II Corps") →	subordinateUnit
British Eighth Army → II Corps (United States) →	alliedWith
Polish Armed Forces in the West → Polish forces →	hasPart
Battle of Monte Cassino →	belligerent
Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino →	commemorates
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) →	composition
Battle of Monte Cassino →	notableUnit
German Tenth Army →	opponent