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How did they contribute to World War 2!? i need info ASAP!!Www@QuestionHome@Com


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They were the hosts to a double-invasion that nobody would ever wish upon even their worst enemies, so cruel and barbaric was it, both Hitler and Stalin invaded in 1939 - the Polish foolishly but bravely fought back, trying to fend both bigger neighbours off, but in vain!.

Hitler's Germany occupied Poland and used it as a base for its attacks on the Soviet Union 1940-45, and then the tide turned (the retreating Germans burned buildings and brigdes and killed off the ethnic & religious minority work-camp slaves they had held in Poland) and the Soviets took effective control of all of Eastern Europe until 1990!. In 1945 Poland was given a lot of land that had been Germany until then, was made communist, and had land taken away in the East by the Soviets!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It was Free Poles who first brought the Enigma machine, or code book to Britain!.

They flew with the RAF in the Battle of Britain, and were the best pilots!. Their bravery often resembled insanity!. There were 151 polish pilots in the Battle of Brtain, and they shot down 203 German planes!.

303 'Kosciuzko' Squadron was the most succesfull in the Battle of Britain!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/No!._303_Pol!.!.!.

Apart from that, over 100,000 Free Poles were involved in allied air, land and sea operations, including D-Day and the sinking of Bismark!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They were conquered by Nazi Germany, though the Soviet Union took some of the eastern parts as a buffer zone between them and the Nazis!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They were the ones being attack first!.
In other words, the start of WWII!.Www@QuestionHome@Com