many of the military exiles that managed Control to escape poland subsequently joined Becoming_a_member the polish armed forces in the west , an armed force loyal to the polish government-in-exile .

many of the military exiles that managed Control to escape poland subsequently joined Becoming_a_member the polish armed forces in the west , an armed force loyal to the polish government-in-exile .

on the eastern front , the soviet red army ( including the polish armed forces in the east under soviet command ) simultaneously with the western allies , had liberated most of poland and began Process_start their offensive into eastern germany in february 1945 , and by march were within striking distance of berlin .

though the germans were defeated Conquering , the following day the soviet red army entered Arriving the city and the soviet nkvd interned Arrest polish soldiers and arrested Arrest their officers .

other immediate causes included Cause_to_be_included a threat of mass german round-ups of able-bodied poles for `` evacuation '' ; calls by radio moscow 's polish service Supply for uprising ; and an emotional polish desire for justice and revenge Revenge against the enemy after five years of german occupation .

other immediate causes included Cause_to_be_included a threat of mass german round-ups of able-bodied poles for `` evacuation '' ; calls by radio moscow 's polish service Supply for uprising ; and an emotional polish desire for justice and revenge Revenge against the enemy after five years of german occupation .

then , without soviet air clearance , churchill sent Sending over 200 low-level supply Supply drops by the royal air force , the south african air force , and the polish air force under british high command Control , in an operation known as the warsaw airlift .

although the exact number of casualties Catastrophe is unknown , it is estimated that about 16,000 members of the polish resistance were killed Killing and about 6,000 badly wounded Bodily_harm .

although by the end of the day the town was still in polish hands Conquering and the two sides suffered Bodily_harm comparable losses Earnings_and_losses , the battle Hostile_encounter is usually considered a polish defeat because of the russian army 's almost unlimited strategic reinforcement capability .

although by the end of the day the town was still in polish hands Conquering and the two sides suffered Bodily_harm comparable losses Earnings_and_losses , the battle Hostile_encounter is usually considered a polish defeat because of the russian army 's almost unlimited strategic reinforcement capability .

after a vain protest by the czechoslovak government against action in breach of the interim agreement Agree_or_refuse_to_act , they attacked Attack the part of cieszyn silesia held Hold by polish forces to prevent Preventing_or_letting elections Choosing to the polish sejm in the disputed territory and the local population 's contributions to the polish army .

after a vain protest by the czechoslovak government against action in breach of the interim agreement Agree_or_refuse_to_act , they attacked Attack the part of cieszyn silesia held Hold by polish forces to prevent Preventing_or_letting elections Choosing to the polish sejm in the disputed territory and the local population 's contributions to the polish army .

after a vain protest by the czechoslovak government against action in breach of the interim agreement Agree_or_refuse_to_act , they attacked Attack the part of cieszyn silesia held Hold by polish forces to prevent Preventing_or_letting elections Choosing to the polish sejm in the disputed territory and the local population 's contributions to the polish army .

although the russian forces had more soldiers and better equipment , the polish regular forces and militia , armed with rifles and sabres from the warsaw arsenal , inflicted Bodily_harm heavy losses on the surprised enemy garrison .

in the weeks following the invasion , polish forces and contingents from belgium , czechoslovakia , greece and the netherlands participated Participation in the ground campaign ; most also provided Supply air and naval support alongside elements of the royal australian air force , the royal new zealand air force , and the royal norwegian navy .

at the same time , the town of unk , located near kiev rebelled Hostile_encounter against polish rule ( see treaty of andrusovo ) .