History of War

WWII THIS MONTH… JULY 1943

“A DISTINGUISHED WWI VETERAN, SIKORSKI LED THE GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE FROM LONDON AND BECAME A SYMBOL OF POLISH NATIONAL DEFIANCE”

DEATH OF SIKORSKI

During the early part of the Second World War, WładyslawSikorski (1881 – 1943) was the most powerful Polish figure among the Allies. The prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, Sikorski was also commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces. A distinguished Great War

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