Polish II Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:celebrates monuments_in_Poland
gptkbp:commanded General Władysław Anders
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:culturalImpact Polish_literature_and_film
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:equipment British_military_equipment
gptkbp:established gptkb:Polish_government-in-exile
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarteredIn 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Polish_contribution_to_Allied_victory
Anders_Army_memoirs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polish II Corps
gptkbp:influencedBy Polish_history
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:legacy Polish_diaspora_in_the_UK
gptkbp:militaryRank various ranks
NATO_(post-war)
gptkbp:motto For our freedom and yours
gptkbp:notable_member General Stanisław Maczek
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Monte Cassino
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:liberation_of_Bologna
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Vistula
gptkbp:operationalArea Mediterranean region
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded
gptkbp:recruitment Polish_citizens_in_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:servedIn Middle_East
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 personnel
gptkbp:supportRole infantry and armored units
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Polish_Eagle
gptkbp:training Middle_East
gptkbp:type expeditionary force