Modlin Army (Polish: Armia Modlin) was one of the Polish armies which fought during the German invasion of 1939 to the beginning of World War II. After heavy losses in the Battle of Mlawa (from 1 to 3 September), the Army was forced to abandon their positions near Warsaw to September 10. It took part [...]
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May 2nd, 2013 
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April 29th, 2013 admin Polish Armed Forces – organized military formations, formed in autumn 1939 outside Polish borders, based on agreements signed by Britain and France. Polish Army in France The first units of the Polish Armed Forces in the West under the name of the Polish Army in France began to form as early as September 1939, the [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army Tags: 303 squadron, fighter pilots, polish armed forces, polish army No Comments »Kraków Army
November 28th, 2012 admin Army “Cracow” is the operating relationship of the Polish Army Second Republic. Army History March 15, 1939 the Wehrmacht troops marched intoPrague, and on March 23 took the LithuanianportofKlaipedaand the city. Two days earlier, i.e.Berlin, Joachim von Ribbentrop in an interview with Ambassador Joseph Lipski I demanded a definitive answer on theGdańskai extraterritorial highway. March [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army Tags: army headquarters, john sobieski, polish army No Comments »Polish Underground State
November 26th, 2012 admin Polish Underground State is a term coined by Jan Karski, anticipated the whole of the Polish government in exile, Polish resistance movements during World War II, both military and civilian, describes. In Polish historiography, the term is used to describe both the armed resistance against the occupation forces and all examples of activities in the [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army, War Dictionary Tags: polish home army, polish resistance, resistance movements No Comments »ORP Gryf
November 24th, 2012 admin ORP Gryf was a heavy minelayer of the Polish Navy during World War II. The warship was third just after the start of the war on September 1939 sunk in theport ofHel by German dive bombers. Construction and design features In the spring of 1934, the Polish Government of the French shipyard Chantiers et Ateliers [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army, Polish Navy Tags: minelayer, polish navy, world war ii No Comments »Pomorze Army
November 19th, 2012 admin Army “Pomerania” – the operating relationship of the Polish Army formed in the spring of 1939, in accordance with the operational plan “West”, which fought in the September Campaign. Origin and Tasks It was created 23 March1939 inorder to defend against attacks by German Pomerania with the western and eastern directions. The grouping of the [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army Tags: army forces, infantry division, polish army No Comments »Poznań Army
November 17th, 2012 admin Poznań Army (Polish: Armia Poznań) was a Polish armies which fought during the German invasion of 1939 to the beginning of World War II. Mission It was created on March 23, 1939 with the mission of defending the region of Greater Poland to a German attack, taking a line of defense in theWartaRiver. During the [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army Tags: beginning of world war ii, german invasion, infantry divisions, polish armies No Comments »Karpaty Army
November 16th, 2012 admin Army “Karpaty” – the Polish Army operational link created July 11, 1939, the existing campaign September 1939 From September 6th Army renamed the Lesser Poland Province. Actions in the September Campaign Army “Karpaty”, along with the Army “Cracow”, according to the strategic concept of defense was at the center of all the forces retreat towards [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army Tags: combat forces, german attack, polish army No Comments »Independent Operational Group Polesie
November 15th, 2012 admin Independent Operational Group “Polesie” (SGO “Polesie”) – the higher tactical relationship of thePolishArmySecondRepublic, improvised during the September 1939 campaign. Origins As a result of an order from the Chief of Staff of September 9, commander of IX Corps District No. Brest General Brig. Franciszek Kleeberg began, mainly on the basis of back-up centers 20 and [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, Polish Army Tags: operational group, polish army, soviet invasion No Comments »Prusy Army
November 13th, 2012 admin Army “Prussia” – Polish Army, formed in the summer of 1939, and participated in the defense ofPoland at the beginning of World War II. The history of creation Army “Prussia” was established in June1939 inaccordance with the plan of the “West” (the plan of the war withGermany) as the Reserve Command, was appointed its commander, [...]
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