THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1942-1943 - Polish women who were released from the Soviet captivity also came to Palestine and joined the Polish Women's Auxiliary Service. They were stationed near to the mens' girl Basia (diminutive for Barbara) seen here with her mother. They managed to remain together through all their trouble while in Soviet captivity. After the Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939 large numbers of Polish troops were rounded up and imprisoned in various Gulag camps by the Russians along with enormous number of civilians. Following German invasion of
THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1942-1943 - Polish women who were released from the Soviet captivity also came to Palestine and joined the Polish Women's Auxiliary Service. They were stationed near to the mens' girl Basia (diminutive for Barbara) seen here with her mother. They managed to remain together through all their trouble while in Soviet captivity. After the Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939 large numbers of Polish troops were rounded up and imprisoned in various Gulag camps by the Russians along with enormous number of civilians. Following German invasion of Soviet Union and the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement, these Poles were 3 May 1942 various units of the Polish Army in the Soviet Union (mainly 9th and 10th Infantry Divisions) were merged with the Polish Independent Carpathian Rifles Brigade to form the 3rd Carpathian Rifles pictures show Polish troops arriving in Palestine (very likely Quastina camp) and being fitted out, British Army, Polish Army, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Polish Army in the Middle East, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Polish Corps, II, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Carpathian Rifles Divisior, 3, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Women's Auxiliary Service
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