Polish Forces in Exile During and Following World War II (Frame 5)
This web page, published by the Military Postal History Society, contains images of frame 5 of 10 for the Polish Forces in Exile During and Following World War II 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.
Introduction
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.
To view the text within all 10 frame images, see: web page containing the text content of all 10 exhibit frames.
Updated 7/17/2023
