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Military history of Poland during World War II. In World War II, the Polish armed forces were the fourth largest Allied forces in Europe, after those of the Soviet Union, United States, and Britain. [a] [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Poles made substantial contributions to the Allied effort throughout the war, fighting on land, sea, and in the air.
Rescue ships (4) Piast-class: 2 Poland: Multi-task rescue-salvage ship ORP Piast 281 1974 1,600 tonnes [15] Homeport: Gdynia. ORP Lech 282 1974 Zbyszko-class: 2 Poland: Salvage and rescue ship ORP Zbyszko R-14 1991 380 tonnes [15] Homeport: Gdynia. ORP Maćko R-15 1992 Survey (2) Nawigator-class. Project 863. 2 Poland: Survey ORP Navigator
The first Polish Military Intelligence after World War II was the Second Section of General Staff of the Polish People's Army (Oddział II Sztabu Generalnego Ludowego Wojska Polskiego, or Odział II Szt Gen LWP) and bore the same name as its precursor from before the war. Odział II Szt Gen WP was established on July 18, 1945, but its origins ...
The Polish Navy has its roots in naval vessels that were largely employed on Poland's main rivers in defense of trade and commerce. During the Thirteen Years' War (1454–66), a small force of ships that primarily operated on rivers and lakes saw real open sea battles for the first time. At the Battle of Vistula Lagoon, a combined fleet of the ...
[8] [9] [10] The first ship was the empty troop transport Orama (19,840 GRT) which was sunk by Admiral Hipper and Hans Lody at 12:10, nineteen members of the crew were killed and 280 men were taken prisoner. [11] [12] [a] The second ship was the hospital ship Atlantis which refrained from reporting the attack and the Germans respected its ...
ORP. Piorun. (G65) ORP Piorun was an N-class destroyer operated by the Polish Navy in World War II. The word piorun is Polish for "Thunderbolt". Ordered by the Royal Navy in 1939, the ship was laid down as HMS Nerissa before being loaned to the Poles in October 1940 while still under construction.
Victorious. (R38) HMS Victorious was the third Illustrious -class aircraft carrier after Illustrious and Formidable. Ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme, she was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939. Her commissioning was delayed until 1941 due to the greater need for ...
Z-class torpedo boat. Categories: World War II naval ships by country. World War II military equipment of Poland. World War II ships of Poland. Naval ships of Poland. Military units and formations of Poland in World War II. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.