Polish forces

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Polish Armed Forces in the West military formation

Polish forces were military units of the Polish Armed Forces in exile that fought alongside the Western Allies, notably under British command, during World War II.

Aliases (1)
  • Polish Armed Forces ×1
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish Armed Forces in the West →
military formation →
allegiance Polish government-in-exile →
alliedWith France →
Soviet Union →
United Kingdom →
United States →
Western Allies →
branch air force →
army →
navy →
conflict Second World War →
country Poland →
formedFrom Polish military personnel who escaped occupied Poland →
Polish prewar army units →
hasPart Polish Air Forces in Great Britain →
Polish I Armoured Division →
Polish I Corps →
Polish II Corps →
Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade →
Polish Independent Parachute Brigade →
Polish Navy in exile →
headquartersLocation London →
language Polish →
notableCommander Stanisław Maczek →
Stanisław Sosabowski →
Władysław Anders →
Władysław Sikorski →
notableEngagement Battle of Britain →
Battle of Monte Cassino →
Battle of Narvik →
Battle of Tobruk →
Falaise Pocket →
Operation Market Garden →
opposedTo Axis powers →
Fascist Italy →
Nazi Germany →
partOf Polish Armed Forces in exile →
role fighting alongside Western Allies in World War II →
theaterOfOperations Battle of Britain →
Battle of the Atlantic →
Italian Campaign →
Normandy Campaign →
North African Campaign →
Northwest Europe Campaign →
Western Front →
timePeriod 1939–1945 →
underCommandOf British High Command →
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Middle East Command →
Norwegian 6th Division →
alliedWith
21st Army Group →
component
Nazi occupation of the Netherlands →
liberatingForces
Polish Armed Forces in the West ("Polish Armed Forces") →
partOf
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