The First Polish Armoured Division was formed in Scotland in
February 1942 from Polish exiles who had escaped first Poland and
then France. Its commander, Stanislaw Maczek, and many of its men
had previously served in Polish 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (10
BKS), which had taken part in the Polish invasion of Czechoslovakia
in 1938 and given a good account of itself in the defence of Poland
against German and Soviet invasion of 1939\. Under Maczek's
leadership the division was trained and equipped along British
lines in preparation for the invasion of France. Attached to 1st
Canadian Army, the division was sent to Normandy in late July
1944\. It suffered heavily during Operation Totalize but went on to
play a crucial role in preventing an orderly German withdrawal from
the Falaise Pocket by its stand at Hill 262\. They then played
their part in the advance across Western Europe and into Germany.
This detailed history, supported by dozens of archive photos,
concludes by looking at the often-poor treatment of Maczek and his
men after the war.
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