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WWII Polish Tunic 1940 pattern Monte Cassino
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Very nive original WWII tunic of the polish 2nd Corp. Battle blouse is 1940 pattern and dated what looks like 1943. The tag is a bit faded and hard to see. All nice original patches. The patch on the left sleeve looks to be resewn at some point due to wear. Never the less its original. Buyer pays shippig of 9.00 in the USA. THE 2ND POLISH CORPS was formed on Soviet soil and was composed of Polish people, who were exiled to, and imprisoned in, various gulags and work camps located within the U.S.S.R. The Poles were released from imprisonment after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June of 1941. Eventually, Joseph Stalin agreed to transfer the Poles to the British forces in 1942. The Poles completed their military training in Iraq in 1943 and eventually arrived in Italy later that year The town of Cassino and its abbey stood in the way of allied forces in their objective to liberate Rome. The German troops surrounded the abbey. From this vantage point, they controlled air and ground fire against the Allies. American and British forces were unable to take Monte Cassino from the Germans and withdrew from the battlefield. The Polish 2nd Corps took their place and were victorious. It succeeded in taking Monte Cassino after three weeks of fierce fighting in mountain terrain which left the troops exposed to enemy snipers on the slopes. Upon taking the abbey, the Poles raised the white and red flag of Poland on top of the ruins of the monastery. The Battle of Monte Cassino is an eternal monument to the gallantry of the Polish soldiers. It surpasses Polish military heroism at Samo Sierra and the Charge at Rokitna.
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