The Polish Armed Forces in the West were the Polish military formations raised to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies in the Second World War, distinct from the Polish forces raised within Soviet territory. Loyal to the Polish government-in-exile, they were first formed in France and its Middle Eastern territories after the German and Soviet defeat and occupation of Poland in September 1939, then recreated in the United Kingdom after the fall of France in June 1940. They combined army, air and naval forces and became Allied shock troops, notably at Monte Cassino, where the Polish flag was raised on 18 May 1944, and at Bologna, Ancona and Hill 262. The force was disbanded in 1947 and many veterans stayed in exile.
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Source Polish Armed Forces in the West (source article)Lead paragraph [country]Quote, Lead paragraph [country]
refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Allies
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refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Allies
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was composed of army, air and naval forces
Organisation, Army in France, founding
The Polish Army in France, which began to be organized soon after the fall of Poland in 1939, was composed of about 85,000 men.
Fought In: World War II, Lead paragraph
formed to fight alongside the Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II
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