Poles in WW2
Over 250,000 Poles served in the Free Polish forces during WW2. Their units included:
Air Force
8 x Fighter Sqns (302; 303; 306; 308; 315; 316; 317 and 307 NF)
4 x Bomber Sqns (300; 301; 304 and 305)
2 x Fighter Recce (309 and 318)
1 x Artillery Observation (663)
The Polish Fighting Team fought in North Africa.
Special Duties: ( C Flt of 138 Sqn; 1586 Flt)
Training Unit: 18OTU.
Navy:
2 x Cruisers (ORP Dragon; ORP Conrad)
11 x Destroyers
6 x Submarines
7 x Mine layers
Army:
2 x Infantry Divisions: Polish Infantry (Carpathian Brigade) was in Tobruk and Polish Troops finally captured Monte Cassino.
1 x Armoured Division: This unit was the cork in the bottle of the Falais Pocket in Normandy (battle of "Mt Ormel" or "The Mace")
1 x Parachute Brigade: Was the last unit to jump into the Arnhem operation.
A fine memorial to a Polish Wellington crew of 18 OTU stands near the summit of Buckden Pike in the Yorkshire Dales. The aircraft was lost in a training accident - the only survivor was the rear gunner who followed the tracks of a fox in the snow to reach a farm house and safety despite having severe injuries. Details can be found through Google.
I like the Poles - I too hope that the current population of Britain comes to appreciate them.