Anders' Army: General Wladyslaw Anders and the Polish Second Corps 1941-46 McGilvray Evan
Anders' Army: General Wladyslaw Anders and the Polish Second Corps 1941-46 McGilvray Evan Along with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked…
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Anders' Army: General Wladyslaw Anders and the Polish Second Corps 1941-46 McGilvray Evan
Along with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked Poland with their German allies in 1939. The author assesses Anders' performance as a military commander, finding him merely adequate, but his political role was more significant and caused friction in the Allied camp. They endured terrible treatment until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 suddenly put Stalin in the Allied camp, after which they were evacuated to Iran and formed into the Polish Second Corps under Anders' command.Once equipped and trained, the corps was eventually committed to the Italian campaign, notably at Monte Cassino.
Indeed, Anders was suspected of collusion in Sikorski's death in July 1943 and of later From the start he often opposed Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister in exile and Commander in Chief of Polish armed forces in the West.