Anders' Army

Anders' Army

by Evan McGilvray
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 24/01/2020

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Along with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked Poland with their German allies in 1939. 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. 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. From the start he often opposed Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister in exile and Commander in Chief of Polish armed forces in the West. Indeed, Anders was suspected of collusion in Sikorskis death in July 1943 and of later sending Polish death squads into Poland to eliminate opponents, charges that Evan McGilvray investigates. Furthermore, Anders voiced his deep mistrust of Stalin and urged a war against the Soviets after the defeat of Hitler.

ISBN:
9781473889750
9781473889750
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
24-01-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Books
Evan McGilvray

Evan McGilvray specialises in 20th century military history.

His previous works include The Black Devil's March, a history of the Polish First Armoured Division, and studies of the Polish Government-in-Exile 1939-45, a biography of Polish General Stanislaw Maczek and an account of the Warsaw Uprising. He lives in Leeds, Yorkshire.

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