Description

The story of the Anders Army is one of tragedy, endurance and eventual triumph over adversity. It is the story of the escape of over 100,000 Polish citizens from the clutches of Stalinism, and their journey from the Siberian wastes through Soviet Central Asia and the Middle East, to North Africa and the Mediterranean. It is the story of the men who formed Polish II Corps and who showed unsurpassed heroism at the battle of Monte Cassino, and throughout the Allied compaign in Italy. It is also the story of the women and children who accompanied them, and were scattered in refugee camps across Africa, India, Palestine and Mexico.