Polish 2nd Corps (1943-1945)
Facts
Information
Exhibitions
Anders Army in the Near and Middle East – Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt
Units of the 2nd Corps
Support services (medical, administrative, informational, educational, cultural affairs)
Youth Brigade
Women’s Auxiliary Service
Polish schools at 2 Corps
Soldier Bear ‘Wojtek’ and other animals in the 2nd Corps
Italian Campaign – life beyond the front
Soldiers of the 2nd Corps – their previous lives, nationalities
Timeline
April & August 1942
The two evacuations of the Polish Army in the USSR to Iran
21st July 1943
The creation of the 2nd Polish Corps
Dec '43 - Apr '44
Corps moving to Italy
11th - 25th May 1944
The battle of Monte Cassino
18th July 1944
The liberation of Ancona
21st April 1945
The liberations of Bologna
1946
Creation of Polish Resettlement Corps
1948
The final demobilization of soldiers of the 2nd Corps