Polish government-in-exile

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The Polish government-in-exile was the internationally recognized Polish authority during World War II, operating from abroad after the 1939 invasion and coordinating resistance efforts against Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish government
government-in-exile
afterA Invasion of Poland
surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)
alsoKnownAs Polish government-in-exile
surface form: Government of the Republic of Poland in exile

Polish government-in-exile
surface form: Polish Government of National Unity in exile
appliesToJurisdiction Polish Underground State
Second Polish Republic
capital Angers
London, England
surface form: London

Paris
coordinated Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
surface form: Polish resistance movement
country Poland
dissolved 1990
endTime 1990-12-22
executiveBody Polish government-in-exile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland in exile
hasPart Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exile
Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exile
surface form: Polish diplomatic service in exile

President of the Republic of Poland in exile
headOfGovernment Aleksander Zawisza
Antoni Pająk
Edward Szczepanik
Hugon Hanke
Kazimierz Sabbat
Stanisław Mikołajczyk
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
Tomasz Arciszewski
Władysław Sikorski
headOfState August Zaleski
Stanisław Ostrowski
Władysław Raczkiewicz
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
ideology Polish nationalism
anti-communism
parliamentary democracy
inception 1939
languageUsed Polish
legislativeBody Polish government-in-exile self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Council of the Republic of Poland
locatedInTimePeriod Cold War
World War II
maintainedDiplomaticRelationsWith United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

Vatican City
several Latin American states
militaryBranch Polish Armed Forces in the West
surface form: Polish Air Forces in exile

Polish Armed Forces in the West
Polish Navy
surface form: Polish Navy in exile
opposedBy Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
recognizedBy Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied powers

France
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
replacedBy Provisional Government of National Unity (Poland)
surface form: Polish People’s Republic government

Provisional Government of National Unity (Poland)
surface form: Provisional Government of National Unity
replaces Second Polish Republic
surface form: government of the Second Polish Republic
significantEvent Battle of France
Invasion of Poland
Katyń massacre diplomatic crisis
Tehran Conference loss of recognition
Yalta Conference decisions on Poland
transfer of presidential insignia to Lech Wałęsa
startTime 1939-09-30
supported Polish Underground State

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Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exile operatedBy Polish government-in-exile
German occupation of Poland opponent Polish government-in-exile
Polish Workers' Party opposed Polish government-in-exile
PKWN opposedBy Polish government-in-exile
Polish Committee of National Liberation opposedBy Polish government-in-exile
Zygmunt Berling opposedBy Polish government-in-exile
August Zaleski partOf Polish government-in-exile
Polish Armed Forces in the West politicalLeadership Polish government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Polish government-in-exile in London
Władysław Sikorski politicalMovement Polish government-in-exile
Council of National Unity recognizedBy Polish government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Polish Government-in-Exile
Home Army (Armia Krajowa) recognizedBy Polish government-in-exile
subject surface form: Home Army
this entity surface form: Polish government-in-exile in London
Peasant Battalions (as allied formation) recognizedBy Polish government-in-exile
subject surface form: Peasant Battalions
this entity surface form: Polish Government-in-Exile
Polish Underground State recognizedBy Polish government-in-exile
Council of National Unity relatedTo Polish government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Polish Government-in-Exile
Sikorski–Mayski agreement relatedTo Polish government-in-exile
this entity surface form: Polish government-in-exile in London
this entity surface form: Polish government-in-exile (international recognition)
Sikorski–Mayski agreement signatory Polish government-in-exile
Union of Armed Struggle subordinateTo Polish government-in-exile
Warsaw Uprising supportedBy Polish government-in-exile