The 2nd Polish Corps, 1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fough
General Władysław Anders, commander of the Polish II Corps in Italy.
AFPU cameraman, Sergeant Eric Deeming, wearing snow camouflage, filming troops of the 2nd Coy., 1st Battalion, 1st Carpathian Rifles Brigade, 3rd Carpathian Rifles Division, returning from a patrol. Height 1210, north of Rionero in Vulture.
A Polish soldier, Master Corporal Emil Czech, plays the Hejnał Mariacki in the Monte Cassino monastery ruins.
Breast badge of the 4th 'Skorpion' Armoured Regiment
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Władysław Albert Anders was a Polish military officer and politician, and a prominent member of the Polish government-in-exile in London.
2nd Polish Corps (Polish Armed Forces in the West)
…1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fought with distinction in the Italian Campaign, in particular at the Battle of Monte Cassino. By the end of 1945, the corps had grown to well over…
Mug shot made by the secret police of the Soviet Union (NKVD) after his arrest in 1940
The tombstone of General Anders at the Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino in Italy.
The Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino in Italy.