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Home > Library > Archives & Special Collections > Polish History > Drzewieniecki Collections > Walter Drzewieniecki > WWII Photos > Poland/USSR to the Middle East/Italy

Poland/USSR to the Middle East/Italy

After the defeat of Poland by Germany in the west and the USSR in the east in 1939, Polish soldiers found themselves either trapped in German-occupied Poland or in the USSR. Of the former, many joined the Polish resistance while other escaped to various countries to fight in Allied armed forces or to the Middle East. Those trapped in the USSR were allowed to leave after the German invasion of the Soviet Union along with many women and children, and went to British Mandate Palestine and Egypt. There, various military units were consolidated into the Polish 2nd Corps with 50,000 troops. In 1944-1945, the Corps participated in the Italian Campaign as part of the British 8th Army.

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  • 1st Lieutenant Włodzimierz Drzewieniecki by a Lone Olive Tree Near Emmaus

    1st Lieutenant Włodzimierz Drzewieniecki by a Lone Olive Tree Near Emmaus

  • Alfons Frac

    Alfons Frac

  • Cross Above the Grave of Franciszek Rogocki

    Cross Above the Grave of Franciszek Rogocki

  • General Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz, Lieutenant General Władysław Anders

    General Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz, Lieutenant General Władysław Anders

  • Grave Stone of 2nd Lieutenant Józef Maciąg

    Grave Stone of 2nd Lieutenant Józef Maciąg

  • King George VI of the United Kingdom

    King George VI of the United Kingdom

  • Lieutenant General Władysław Anders

    Lieutenant General Władysław Anders

  • Lieutenant General Władysław Anders

    Lieutenant General Władysław Anders

  • Lieutenant General Władysław Anders at a Polish Home for Children

    Lieutenant General Władysław Anders at a Polish Home for Children

  • Major Mieczysław Młotek

    Major Mieczysław Młotek

  • Presentation of the Standards of the Polish Army at the Sikorski Institute In London

    Presentation of the Standards of the Polish Army at the Sikorski Institute In London

  • Captain Włodzimierz Drzewieniecki

    Captain Włodzimierz Drzewieniecki

  • Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and Members of the Polish II Corps Celebrating Christmas by Sharing a Blessed Wafer

    Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and Members of the Polish II Corps Celebrating Christmas by Sharing a Blessed Wafer

  • 3000 Meter Race

    3000 Meter Race

  • 800 Meter Race

    800 Meter Race

  • A Polish Air Force Captain Presents the Standards of the Air Force

    A Polish Air Force Captain Presents the Standards of the Air Force

  • Camouflaged Soldier Dining

    Camouflaged Soldier Dining

  • Captain Edward Komolibus Studying a Map at a Forgotten German Grave

    Captain Edward Komolibus Studying a Map at a Forgotten German Grave

  • Captain Stefan Parciński

    Captain Stefan Parciński

  • Captain Włodzimierz Drzewieniecki

    Captain Włodzimierz Drzewieniecki

 

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