Anders Army

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Polish military formation army

Anders Army was a Polish military formation created in the Soviet Union during World War II, composed largely of released Polish prisoners of war and civilians, which later fought alongside the Western Allies.

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Label Occurrences
Anders Army canonical 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish military formation ⓘ
army ⓘ
alliedWith Free French Forces ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Allied forces ⓘ
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 Katyn massacre context and aftermath ⓘ
branch land forces ⓘ
commander Władysław Anders ⓘ
composedMostlyOf Polish soldiers ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
disbanded 1945 ⓘ
evacuatedFrom Soviet Union ⓘ
evacuatedTo Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
surface form: Palestine
formed 1941 ⓘ
formedFrom Polish civilians released from Soviet camps ⓘ
Polish prisoners of war in the USSR ⓘ
formedIn Soviet Union ⓘ
foughtAlongside British Eighth Army ⓘ
foughtIn North African and Mediterranean theaters ⓘ
garrisonAfterEvacuation Middle East ⓘ
ideology Polish government-in-exile loyalty ⓘ
includedUnit Polish II Corps ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Polish Corps
language Polish ⓘ
legacy important element of Polish military history ⓘ
namedAfter Władysław Anders ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign
opposedTo Axis powers ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
originatedFromAgreement Sikorski–Mayski agreement ⓘ
partOf Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-communist Polish forces ⓘ
primaryEnemy Wehrmacht ⓘ
recruitmentBase amnestied Polish citizens in the USSR ⓘ
reorganizedAs Polish II Corps ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Polish Corps in Italy
size over 70,000 soldiers at peak ⓘ
statusInUSSR legalized Polish military force on Soviet territory ⓘ
subordinateTo Polish government-in-exile ⓘ
symbolizes Polish struggle for independence during World War II ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Italy ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Polish POWs → someReleasedTo → Anders Army ⓘ
5th Kresowa Infantry Division → associatedWith → Anders Army ⓘ
Anders Army Museum → mainTheme → Anders Army ⓘ
Soviet embassy to the Polish government-in-exile → relatedTo → Anders Army ⓘ