The Polish First Army was an army unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the East. It was formed in the Soviet Union in 1944, from the previously existing Polish I Corps in the Soviet Union, as part of th
Marking new Polish-German border on Oder River in 1945
Soldiers of 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division at a prayer, 1943
The Polish First Army on their way to Berlin, 1945
Zygmunt Berling
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Zygmunt Henryk Berling was a Polish general and politician. He fought for the independence of Poland in the early 20th century. Berling was a co-founder and commander of the First Polish Army, which f
First Polish Army (1944–1945)
…15, 1944, decree of the Polish Committee of National Liberation (the Lublin government). Until October 1944, the First Army was commanded by Lt. Gen. Zygmunt Berling. His second-in-command was Lt. Gen. Karol Świerczewski. Col. Włodzimierz Sokorski was the chief political officer. The corps took part in combat from…
General Zygmunt Berling (wearing the uniform of a colonel)
1928 army document signed by Berling when he was a major – Krakow.
General Berling in Warsaw, 1947
Berling gravestone at Powązki Military Cemetery