Gallery – Polish 2nd Corps
Soldiers preparing for action
2 Corps soldiers, Italian campaign
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Communications section
2 Corps soldiers repairing communications gear
Sikorski Museum
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Young refugees on a ship to England
Girls from the orphanage on the way to England
Sikorski Museum
After WWII
United Kingdom
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Wounded soldiers
Evacuation of wounded soldiers from the front, on Jeeps with Red Cross flags.
Sikorski Museum
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Map – Organization and Evacuation of Polish Army from USSR
Map – Organization and Evacuation of Polish Army from USSR
"Walki Formacji polskich na Zachodzie 1939-1945" red. nauk. Witold Biegański Wyd. MON, 1981 r.
During WWII
Soviet Union
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Soldiers from the battlefield
2 Corps soldiers convalescing
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
3 DSK soldiers preparing for battle
Soldiers at battle stations
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
German grave
German grave
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Outdoor mass after death of Gen. SIkorski
Bishop Józef Gawlina
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Środkowy Wschód
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Gen. Anders
General Anders meeting with soldiers during the Italian Campaign
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
3 DSK soldiers
In the ruins of Monte Cassino
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Group of Polish soldiers
Break in the action - 2 Corps soldiers, Italian campaign
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Theatre for the troops
Entertaining soldiers away from the front lines - Italian campaign
Sikorski Museum
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Hilltop 569
View from the top of hill number 569 - battle of Monte Cassino
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
2 Corps hospital day room
2 Corps hospital day room
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Probelm with a Jeep
Polish soldiers at the Battle of Monte Cassino
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
German POWs – Monte Cassino
German POWs – Monte Cassino
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Polish Air Force in Middle East
From left: gen. bryg. prof. dr. Bolesław Szarecki, gen. Władysław Anders, rtm. Jerzy Klimkowski, and gen. Józef Zając.
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Środkowy Wschód
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Gloucester (wearing glasses) visits the Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade on their return from the front lines. Colonel Zygmunt Łapiński is also in the photo.
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Egypt
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Generals Duch and Anders
Generals and soldiers conversing during the Italian campaign
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Building the cemetery
Italian campaign of the 2nd Corps
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Soldiers of 4th Armoured Regiment
Soldiers of "Skorpion" group having a meal
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
2 Corps HQ meeting
General Anders with soldiers in the rear
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Tanks at the Italian campaign
Tanks at the Italian campaign
Sikorski Museum
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Gen. Wladyslaw Anders with Polish children
At a civilian camp in Italy
Sikorski Museum
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Inferno in the Ravine
Soldiers at rest, washing their clothes.
Sikorski Museum
Italy
Monte Cassino
View of Monte Cassino years later
This photo was taken in the 1950s
prof. Wojciech Narębski
After WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Patients and Nurses
At one of the 2 Corps field hospitals
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
2 Corps soldiers
During the battle of Monte Cassino
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)
Monestery Ruins
Inside view of the ruins of Monte Cassino
prof. Zbigniew Wawer
During WWII
Italy
Monte Cassino
Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)