Polish Armed Forces in the West
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The Polish Armed Forces in the West were the Polish military formations that fought alongside the Western Allies during World War II, composed of exiled soldiers and units formed outside occupied Poland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish military unit
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armed forces ⓘ military formation ⓘ |
| airComponent |
No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron
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No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron ⓘ Polish bomber squadrons in RAF ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| demobilization | post-World War II demobilization in the United Kingdom and other Allied countries ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| formedBy | Polish government-in-exile ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Polish Air Force
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surface form:
Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain
Polish 1st Armoured Division ⓘ
surface form:
Polish I Armoured Division
Polish I Corps ⓘ Polish II Corps ⓘ Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade ⓘ Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Independent Parachute Brigade
Allied merchant shipping ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Merchant Navy under Allied command
Polish Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Navy in exile
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| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| historicalSignificance |
major contribution to Allied victory disproportionate to size of Poland
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symbol of continued Polish resistance after occupation of Poland ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized by Western Allies as armed forces of sovereign Poland ⓘ |
| navalComponent |
ORP Błyskawica museum ship
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surface form:
ORP Błyskawica
ORP Grom ⓘ ORP Orzeł ⓘ Polish destroyer flotilla under Royal Navy operational control ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Stanisław Maczek
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Stanisław Sosabowski ⓘ Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski ⓘ Władysław Anders ⓘ Władysław Sikorski ⓘ Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Britain
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Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Falaise
Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ Battle of Narvik ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign (Gustav Line and Gothic Line)
Operation Market Garden ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ Siege of Tobruk ⓘ liberation of parts of Belgium and the Netherlands ⓘ liberation of parts of northern France ⓘ |
| opponent |
Fascist Italy
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Vichy French forces ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France (collaborationist forces in some theaters)
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| partOf |
Polish forces
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surface form:
Polish Armed Forces
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| politicalLeadership |
Polish government-in-exile
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surface form:
Polish government-in-exile in London
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| recruitmentBase |
Polish diaspora in France
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Polish diaspora in North and South America ⓘ Polish diaspora in the United Kingdom ⓘ Polish exiles ⓘ Polish prisoners released from the USSR ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| statusInCommunistPoland | largely censored or downplayed in official historiography after 1945 ⓘ |
| strength | over 200000 soldiers at peak ⓘ |
| successor | Polish Resettlement Corps in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Battle of the Atlantic
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Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
Western Front ⓘ air war over Western Europe ⓘ |
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Polish Air Forces in Great Britain
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Polish Air Forces in Great Britain
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Polish Armed Forces in exile
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Polish Navy in the West
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Polish Air Forces in exile
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Polish Armed Forces in the United Kingdom
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Polish Air Forces in exile