Anders' Army: General Wladyslaw Anders and the Polish Second Corps 1941-46

Along with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked Poland with their German allies in 1939. They endured terrible treatment until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 suddenly put Stalin in the Allied camp, after which they were evacuated to Iran and formed into the Polish Second Corps under Anders’ command.

Once equipped and trained, the corps was eventually committed to the Italian campaign, notably at Monte Cassino. The au...