Polish officers in Burma, 1945

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  1. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    Spotted on Twitter:
    Tweet by Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish

    Peter Caddick-Adams replied:
    I have added the full formation titles - to aid searching.

    The Wiki entry for the Gambian Regiment does mention Polish officers, so bold added:
    Link: Gambia Regiment - Wikipedia

    IWM's collection ahs several photos: Search our collection | Imperial War Museums

    There is this article, free to view after registration id'd via https://www.jstor.org/stable/25779137?seq=1 and this on the special advantage of Polish spoken on the radio via: Polish officers in the 81st West African Division? - Axis History Forum

    More detail and facts on: Polish Forces in West Africa
     
    Last edited: Mar 7, 2020
  2. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    There were at least two Polish Chindits serving with the 6 Nigerians in 1944:

    M. Laikhovsky
    J. Szczyrba
     
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