Polish forces

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Polish forces canonical 9
Polish Armed Forces 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 of America
surface form: United States

Allies of World War II
surface form: Western Allies
branch air force
army
navy
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Poland
formedFrom Polish military personnel who escaped occupied Poland
Polish prewar army units
hasPart Polish Armed Forces in the West
surface form: Polish Air Forces in 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

Polish Navy
surface form: Polish Navy in exile
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: 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 (1942)
surface form: Battle of Tobruk

Battle of the Falaise Pocket
surface form: Falaise Pocket

Operation Market Garden
opposedTo Axis powers
Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
partOf Polish Armed Forces in the West
surface form: Polish Armed Forces in exile
role fighting alongside Western Allies in World War II
theaterOfOperations Battle of Britain
Battle of the Atlantic
Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy Campaign

North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign

North-West Europe campaign
surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign

Western Front
timePeriod 1939–1945
underCommandOf British High Command on the Western Front
surface form: British High Command

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

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21st Army Group component Polish forces
Middle East Command alliedWith Polish forces
Polish Armed Forces in the West partOf Polish forces
this entity surface form: Polish Armed Forces
Norwegian 6th Division alliedWith Polish forces
Hell’s Highway usedBy Polish forces
Battle of Kolberg attacker Polish forces
Battle of Kodziowce opponent Polish forces
Battle of Bory Tucholskie opponent Polish forces
MNF–I composition Polish forces