Polish Armed Forces in the East

The Polish Armed Forces in the East, was the Polish army active in the eastern front of World War II.

 History 

When Operation Barbarossa began, the Soviets released Polish prisoners of war to fight Nazi Germany and its Axis allies. But the Germans were too fast for them. And so the Soviets led the Poles to the Middle East where they fought with the British. Later when the Soviets were winning, the Polish People's Army was formed and would later include the 1st army (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th divisions) and 2nd army (1st corps and 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th divisions).

Polish forces reached the occupied areas in July-August of 1944, liberating Warsaw in January of 1945 and liberating other areas as part of the Vistula–Oder offensive.

The 1st army fought Battle of Berlin and the 2nd army fought in the Prague offensive.

In May of 1945, the Germans surrendered, ending the war.

After the war, the Polish People's Army would serve the Polish People's Republic.

References

Category:World War II
Category:1940s in Poland