Polish Forces in Exile During and Following World War II
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'Polish Forces in Exile During and Following World War II' by Al Kugel.
The Second World War began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. When Germany did not withdraw as demanded, Britain and France declared war on the 3rd. The Soviet Union then invaded Poland from the east on the 17th, with resistance ending three weeks later. Those Polish troops that could escaped through neutral Hungary, Romania and the Balkans, many of whom made their way to France where they could continue the fight. When France was overrun by the Germans in mid-1940, some of the Poles went into internment in Switzerland, but others fled to Britain. There, they were trained, re-equipped and made ready for the eventual invasion of the Continent in 1944, where they served in France (again) and in the occupation of Germany. The exhibit is shown in chronological order of the opening of the Polish fieldpost service in the various areas, starting with France and Britain, then the Soviet Union and Iran, and ending with the Central Mediterranean Force and Italy.
This exhibit was created by, and is the property of the late Al Kugel, and is being supplied by his heirs as a courtesy to the Military Postal History Society. (See the MPHS webpage) The Military Postal History Society (MPHS) is a non-profit organization for philatelists and stamp collectors interested in the collecting and studying of the postal aspects of all wars and military actions of all countries, including soldiers' campaign covers, naval mail, occupation and internment covers, patriotics, propaganda, V-mail, censorship and similar related material.
This exhibit, created by the late Al Kugel, is made up of 10 frames, each frame containing 16 pages. Due to their size, each frame is available as a separate PDF file. (See the PDF information page for additional help with this file format.)
This exhibit, created by the late Al Kugel, is made up of 10 frames, each frame containing 16 pages. Due to their size, each frame is available as a separate web page.
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Updated 17 July 2023