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Polish Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives in Missions Abroad: An Analysis of the Phenomenon

Author(s): Grzegorz Ciechanowski
Subject(s): Military history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Polish Armed Forces; UN peacekeeping missions; stabilisation operations; Iraq; Afghanistan; military losses; KIA;

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on presenting the circumstances of the death of Polish soldiers serving in missions run abroad since 1953. For this purpose, an analysis of tragic events during operations carried out by arbitration commissions, UN peacekeeping forces, coalition forces, and NATO allies was conducted. An attempt was also made to answer the question of what determined the frequency and amount of these irretrievable losses.

  • Issue Year: 57/2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 149-174
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish
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