Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade was a Polish military unit formed in 1940 in French Syria composed of Polish soldiers exiled after the invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the Polish Army in Fr
Upload of Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade in Alexandria for its trip to Tobruk
Siege of Tobruk
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The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War. An Allied force, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division, com
Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade
…It was commanded by General Stanisław Kopański. The division fought with distinction in the North African Campaign of World War II, notably during the Siege of Tobruk. In 1942 it formed the backbone of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division. In December 1939, three months after the invasion of Poland, the Polish…
Soldiers of the victorious Allied armies (from left to right): Polish, British, Indian, Australian, and Czechoslovak
Australian troops occupy a front line position at Tobruk
One of many Italian convoys heading towards North Africa
Italian troops and arms on their way to Tobruk 1941