A richly illustrated documentary album dedicated to the final Italian campaign of the Polish 2nd Corps, the Battle of Bologna in 1945, and the tragic post-war fate of Anders’ soldiers.
Bologna 1945
The last battle of the 2nd Polish Corps and the fate of its men after the war.
Illustrated book about the Battle of Bologna (1945), the final victory of the Polish forces in Italy during WW2. Shows not only the combat operations but also what happened to the soldiers after the war — exile, political repression and difficult post-war lives.
Contains approx. 450 archival photographs and images of artefacts, including uniforms, equipment, personal memorabilia and wartime documents.
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Table of Contents
FOREWORD
Prof. Zbigniew Wawer, PhD – p. 6
I. THE BATTLE FOR BOLOGNA
Prof. Zbigniew Wawer, PhD – p. 9
From Ancona to the Emilian Apennines – p. 10
front in early 1945 – p. 22
The echoes of Yalta in the 2nd Corps – p. 36
The Allied spring offensive begins – p. 39
On the Sillaro and Gaiana rivers – p. 54
The capture of Bologna – p. 73
II. THE II POLISH CORPS AFTER THE WAR
Prof. Tadeusz Kondracki, PhD – p. 93
The calm after the storm – p. 94
2nd Polish Corps and the new political reality – p. 108
Polish memorials at Monte Cassino – p. 126
The demobilisation of the 2nd Polish Corps – p. 137
Polish Ex-Combatants Association of the 2nd Corps – p. 140
Evacuation of the 2nd Corps from Italy to Britain – p. 142
From the army to civilian life – p. 151
2nd Corps veterans in aid of the Homeland – p. 157
III. DECORATIONS, UNIT BADGES AND INSIGNIA WORN BY SOLDIERS OF THE POLISH 2nd CORPS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE POLISH ARMY MUSEUM – p. 171
LITERATURE – p. 206
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