THE POLISH ARMY IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, 1943-1945 - This is the bunker manned by three German paratroopers (commanded by Paul Minich), responsible for death (amongst others) of Major Ludomir Tarkowski, the Deputy CO of the 5th Battalion, 2nd Brigade (3rd Carpathian Rifles Division, 2nd Polish Corps), shot dead on 22 May. Major Tarkowski was leading an assault on pillbox was discovered when AFPU cameramen, Sergeants Johnson and Barnes wanted Officer Cadet Jerzy Lesiak to stage a prisoner taking operation. At the same precise time the Germans decided to surrender. Soldiers of the
THE POLISH ARMY IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, 1943-1945 - This is the bunker manned by three German paratroopers (commanded by Paul Minich), responsible for death (amongst others) of Major Ludomir Tarkowski, the Deputy CO of the 5th Battalion, 2nd Brigade (3rd Carpathian Rifles Division, 2nd Polish Corps), shot dead on 22 May. Major Tarkowski was leading an assault on pillbox was discovered when AFPU cameramen, Sergeants Johnson and Barnes wanted Officer Cadet Jerzy Lesiak to stage a prisoner taking operation. At the same precise time the Germans decided to surrender. Soldiers of the 6th Armoured Regiment (2nd Warsaw Armoured Brigade, 2nd Polish Corps) pulling another German sniper out of the ruined bunker at Piedimonte San Germano, 25 May 1944 Polish Army, German Army, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Polish Corps, II, Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, 2nd "Warsaw" Armoured Division, Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, 2nd 'Warsaw' Armoured Division, 6th 'Children of Lwów' Armoured Regiment, 8th Army
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