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Title: Poland, Polskie Sily Zbrojne miscellaneous records
Date (inclusive): 1940-1945
Collection Number: 46036
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Polish
Physical Description:
10 manuscript boxes, 22 envelopes
(6.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: When World War II began, Polish Armed Forces (Polskie Siły Zbrojne) were outfitted with a fighting force that was approximately
one million strong. The initial 1939 invasion by Germany on September 1st and then later the Soviet Union on September 17th
resulted in the reformation of the Polish Armed Forces into three separate armies, spanning both eastern and western Poland:
The Polish Armed Forces in the West, the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) and the Polished Armed Forces in the East. This collection
documents the activities of the Polish Armed Forces with a notable amount of materials focusing on the Armies' activities
in the Soviet Union.
Creator:
Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1946.
[Identification of item], Poland. Polskie Sily Zbrojne miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
When World War II began, Polish Armed Forces (Polskie Siły Zbrojne) were outfitted with a fighting force that was approximately
one million strong. The initial 1939 invasion by Germany on September 1st and then later the Soviet Union on September 17th
resulted in the reformation of the Polish Armed Forces into three separate armies, spanning both eastern and western Poland:
The Polish Armed Forces in the West, the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) and the Polished Armed Forces in the East. The collection
of these divisions formed the whole of the Polish Armed Forces between 1940 and 1945.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection documents the activities of the Polish Armed Forces with a notable amount of materials focusing on the Armies'
activities in the Soviet Union. The collection is composed of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, bulletins, reports, military
orders and instructions, personnel rosters, lists, charts, and maps relating to the Polish Army in the East and in the Soviet
Union, including the description of conditions and events in the Soviet Union. The collection provides details on the Polish
civil and military personnel in the Soviet Union. It includes information on relations of the Polish Armed forces in the Soviet
Union with the Soviet military command, and operations of various branches of the Polish Armed Forces in Eastern Europe and
the Middle East.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from Poland
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front
Polish people -- Soviet Union
Anders, Władysław, 1892-1970
Sikorski, Władysław, 1881-1943
Poland. Polskie Siły Powietrzne