Polish 2nd Corp
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My next door neighbor for many years was a veteran of the 2nd Corps. He lost several fingers fighting in Italy
The sad part is that the British never invited the Polish Troops to the Victory day after WW2 and never even recognized the Polish Pilots that saved London from German Air Raids.
Betrayed by British, Back Stabbed by the Ruskies and Raped and Pillaged by the Germans. No wonder Poland is paranoid over Puttins craziness. Most of my family served through WW1 through WW2.
My Great Grandfather was a Bodyguard to Józef Piłsudski during Polish-Russo war, according to my mother. My family line has a long history of Military history sadly most of it hasn't been passed on because they never wanted to talk about it.
Sadly history is written by the Conquerors and not the minor players.
The Polish memorial at Monte Cassino bears the following two inscriptions
The first, based on the Epitaph of Simonides, reads:
Passer-by, go tell Poland
That we have perished obedient to her service
The other translates from Polish:
For our freedom and yours
We soldiers of Poland
Gave
Our soul to God
Our life to the soil of Italy
Our hearts to Poland
Betrayed by British, Back Stabbed by the Ruskies and Raped and Pillaged by the Germans. No wonder Poland is paranoid over Puttins craziness. Most of my family served through WW1 through WW2.
My Great Grandfather was a Bodyguard to Józef Piłsudski during Polish-Russo war, according to my mother. My family line has a long history of Military history sadly most of it hasn't been passed on because they never wanted to talk about it.
Sadly history is written by the Conquerors and not the minor players.
The Polish memorial at Monte Cassino bears the following two inscriptions
The first, based on the Epitaph of Simonides, reads:
Passer-by, go tell Poland
That we have perished obedient to her service
The other translates from Polish:
For our freedom and yours
We soldiers of Poland
Gave
Our soul to God
Our life to the soil of Italy
Our hearts to Poland
A friends dad went through then Italian campaign with the Polish Corps.
He was probably sixteen at the time.
A number of Poles actually did return to Poland after the war.
They regretted it.
Most emigrated.
Anyone remember the Poles who stayed oon in West Germany and kept working for the British Army for another thirty odd years driving those tank transporter though the seventies?
My friends' dad favourtie story was recruiting.
They would send a truck to the closest POW collection point and simply ask who spoke Polish.
They were on the truck and changing into Battledress seconds later.
I heard this from more than one eyewitness.
He was probably sixteen at the time.
A number of Poles actually did return to Poland after the war.
They regretted it.
Most emigrated.
Anyone remember the Poles who stayed oon in West Germany and kept working for the British Army for another thirty odd years driving those tank transporter though the seventies?
My friends' dad favourtie story was recruiting.
They would send a truck to the closest POW collection point and simply ask who spoke Polish.
They were on the truck and changing into Battledress seconds later.
I heard this from more than one eyewitness.
