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Ludowe Wojsko Polskie ( ; lit: Peoples' Army of Poland, LWP) was the second formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East
Polish Armed Forces in the East

Polish Armed Forces in the East refers to Military of Poland created in the Soviet Union at the time when the territory of Poland was occupied by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War....
 (1943-1945) and later the armed force (1945-1989) of the Polish communist government of Poland (since 1952, the People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland

The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989 inclusively.Although the People's Republic of Poland was a sovereignty state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by Soviet Union leaders....
).

name Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (Peoples' Army of Poland) was commonly used by communist propaganda, although in fact the official name of those formations were: Armia Polska w ZSRR (Polish Army in USSR) from 1943-1944, Wojsko Polskie (Polish Army) and Sily Zbrojne Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (Military Forces of the Republic of Poland) from 1944-1952 and since 1952
Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland

The Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland was passed on 22 July 1952. Created by the Polish communists in the People's Republic of Poland, it superseded both the pre-war March Constitution and the post-war provisional Small Constitution of 1947 and was based on the 1936 Soviet Constitution ....
 the official name of LWP in Polish
Polish language

Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography....
 was Sily Zbrojne Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej (Military Forces of People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland

The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989 inclusively.Although the People's Republic of Poland was a sovereignty state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by Soviet Union leaders....
).

ng the Second World War its two major commands were the Polish First Army
Polish First Army

The Polish First Army was a Polish Army unit formed in the Soviet Union in 1944, from previously existing Polish I Corps in the Soviet Union as part of the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie....
 and the Polish Second Army
Polish Second Army

The Polish Second Army was a Polish Army unit formed in the Soviet Union in 1944 as part of the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie. The organization begun in August under the command of generals Karol Swierczewski and Stanislav Poplavsky, and the formation under command of general Swierczewski entered active duty in January 1945....
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Ludowe Wojsko Polskie ( ; lit: Peoples' Army of Poland, LWP) was the second formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East
Polish Armed Forces in the East

Polish Armed Forces in the East refers to Military of Poland created in the Soviet Union at the time when the territory of Poland was occupied by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War....
 (1943-1945) and later the armed force (1945-1989) of the Polish communist government of Poland (since 1952, the People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland

The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989 inclusively.Although the People's Republic of Poland was a sovereignty state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by Soviet Union leaders....
).

Name

The name Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (Peoples' Army of Poland) was commonly used by communist propaganda, although in fact the official name of those formations were: Armia Polska w ZSRR (Polish Army in USSR) from 1943-1944, Wojsko Polskie (Polish Army) and Sily Zbrojne Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (Military Forces of the Republic of Poland) from 1944-1952 and since 1952
Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland

The Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland was passed on 22 July 1952. Created by the Polish communists in the People's Republic of Poland, it superseded both the pre-war March Constitution and the post-war provisional Small Constitution of 1947 and was based on the 1936 Soviet Constitution ....
 the official name of LWP in Polish
Polish language

Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography....
 was Sily Zbrojne Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej (Military Forces of People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland

The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989 inclusively.Although the People's Republic of Poland was a sovereignty state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by Soviet Union leaders....
).

History


Second World War

During the Second World War its two major commands were the Polish First Army
Polish First Army

The Polish First Army was a Polish Army unit formed in the Soviet Union in 1944, from previously existing Polish I Corps in the Soviet Union as part of the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie....
 and the Polish Second Army
Polish Second Army

The Polish Second Army was a Polish Army unit formed in the Soviet Union in 1944 as part of the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie. The organization begun in August under the command of generals Karol Swierczewski and Stanislav Poplavsky, and the formation under command of general Swierczewski entered active duty in January 1945....
. The Polish First Army participated in the liberation of Poland in 1944-45 by Soviets from Nazi forces and both armies took part in overrunning eastern Germany in 1945. LWP units were organized after the Soviet pattern. Until the fall of communism the army prestige continued to fall, as it was used by the communist government to suppress opposition.

Post-war

After the war the Polish Army was reorganized into six military district
Military district

Military districts are formation s of a state's armed forces which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and in countries with conscript forces, often handle parts of the conscription cycle....
s. It was prepared to defend the country against a possible new invasion from the West (based on the plan by Stefan Mossor
Stefan Mossor

Stefan Mossor was a Polish general. Member of the Polish Legions in World War I. In the Second Polish Republic he reached the rank of the colonel....
). In late 40s and early 50s the Polish Army was under the command of Soviet general Konstantin Rokossovsky
Konstantin Rokossovsky

Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovskiy was a Soviet Union military commander, marshal, and Poland Defense Minister....
 and was increasingly tied into the Soviet structures. This process was however stopped in the aftermath of the Polish October in 1956.

See also

  • Polish Committee of National Liberation
    Polish Committee of National Liberation

    The Polish Committee of National Liberation , also known as the Lublin Committee, was a provisional government of Poland, officially proclaimed 21 July 1944 in Chelm under the direction of State National Council in opposition to the Polish government in exile....
     (Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego or PKWN) - 1944/45
  • Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (Rzad Tymczasowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej or RTRP) - 1945
  • Provisional Government of National Unity
    Provisional Government of National Unity

    The Provisional Government of National Unity was a government formed by a decree of the State National Council on 28 June 1945. It was created as a coalition government between Polish Communists and the Polish government-in-exile....
     (Tymczasowy Rzad Jednosci Narodowej or TRJN)- 1945/47
  • People's Republic of Poland
    People's Republic of Poland

    The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989 inclusively.Although the People's Republic of Poland was a sovereignty state as defined by international law, its leaders were at the very least approved by Soviet Union leaders....
     (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa or PRL) - 1944/52 (unofficial), 1952/89 (official)
  • Polish government-in-exile
  • Air Force of the Polish Army
    Air Force of the Polish Army

    The Air Force of the Polish Army , unofficially known as the People's Polish Air Force is the name of the Soviet-controlled Polish Air Force in the USSR between 1943 and 1947 created alongside the Polish People's Army , a subordinate to the Red Army....
  • Battle of Bautzen (1945)
    Battle of Bautzen (1945)

    The Battle of Bautzen fought on the extreme southern flank of the Spremberg?Torgau Offensive saw days of pitched street fighting between forces of the Polish Second Army, the Red Army's 52nd Army and remnants of the German 4th Panzer Army and 17th Army , and was the last successful German armoured counteroffensive of the Second World War....
  • Battle of Kolberg
    Battle of Kolberg

    The Battle of Kolberg or Battle of Kolobrzeg was the taking of the city of Kolobrzeg in Province of Pomerania by the Soviet Army and its Ludowe Wojsko Polskie from Nazi Germany forces during the World War II East Pomeranian Offensive....
  • Battle of Lenino
    Battle of Lenino

    The Battle of Lenino was a tactical World War II engagement that took place from 12 October to 13 October 1943 as part of the Battle of Smolensk in the Duki-Ilovets direction near the town of Dribin, north of the village of Lenino, Mahilyow Voblast in the Mogilev region of the Byelorussian SSR....


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