Polskie lotnictwo wojskowe a wojna zimowa 1939/1940
Polish Air Force and the Winter War of 1939/1940
Author(s): Grzegorz ŚliżewskiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: Winter War of 1939/1940;Władysław Sikorski;Tuchółka;Józef Zając;Tadeusz Rudnicki;Polish Air Force;aviation;interned aviators;Finland;the Finland squadron;Józef Kępiński;Tadeusz Piotrowicz
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the efforts of the Polish Government in exile to create the first military unit fighting alongside an ally after the 1939 campaign. This unit was to be a fighter squadron, whose task was to support the Finnish air force during the Winter War of 1939/1940. Initially, the squadron was to be formed from pilots interned in the Baltic States, and after giving up this idea – from the military personnel who managed to get to France. However, the formation of the unit was preceded by the signing of a truce between the parties to the conflict. The article discusses issues related both to international politics and military history.
Journal: Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy
- Issue Year: XX/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 119-155
- Page Count: 37
- Language: Polish