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	Stanisław Sosabowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since the Polish General Staff planned to use the brigade to aid the all-national uprising in Poland, the soldiers of the 1st Polish Para were to be the first element of the Polish Army in Exile to reach their homeland.
		A small part of the brigade with Sosabowski was dropped near Driel on September 19, but it was not until September 21 when the rest of the brigade finally arrived in the distant town of Grave, falling directly into the waiting guns of the Germans camped out around the area.
		The Brigade's artillery was dropped together with the British 1st Airborne Division and the howitzers were to arrive by sea transport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanislaw_Sosabowski (1754 words)

	The Parachute Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Parachute Regiment is the infantry element of the airborne troops of the British Army.
		During the Allied invasion of Italy the British 1st Airborne Division landed by sea near the port of Taranto in the 'heel' of Italy (Operation Slapstick).
		Three complete airborne divisions, the British 1st Airborne Division, and the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were dropped at various points along Highway 69 in order to create a "carpet" over which the British XXX Corps could rapidly advance.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Parachute_Regiment (1561 words)

	Operation Market Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Meanwhile the 1st Airborne landed almost without a hitch, with the exception that the reconnaissance squadron lost over half its jeeps on landing, and the rest were ambushed on their way into Arnhem.
		By this point most of the 1st Airborne was in place, and only the Polish brigade was yet to arrive in the 3rd lift later that day.
		Polish commander, gen. Stanisław Sosabowski was prepared to be dropped dangerously through the fog which held up his drop, but again was refused.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Operation_Market_Garden (5533 words)

	Polish 1st Armoured Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Polish 1st Armoured Division (Polish 1 Dywizja Pancerna) was an Allied military unit during World War II, created in February 1942 in Scotland.
		In April 1945 1st Armoured entered the Reich in the area of Ems.
		Polish tanks of the 10th Mounted Rifle Regiment near Caen at the beginning of the Falais operation.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1st_Polish_Armoured_Division (639 words)

	Allied Airborne Headquarters - POLISH BRIGADES
		During the early stages of the war the Brigade was only responsible to Polish command, it's sole purpose being to parachute into Poland and assist with the liberation of their country - an operation that the troops had been training long and hard for.
		During the early stages of the war, his Brigade was responsible only to Polish command and the government-in-exile, based in London, and their sole purpose was to ready themselves for the time when they would be parachuted into Poland to assist in the liberation of their homeland.
		Polish liaison officer, Captain Ludwik Zwolanski, volunteered to swim the Rhine and inform Sosabowski of the 1st Airborne's plan to retake Westerbouwing, where the ferry crossing was located, to enable the Poles to safely cross the river in improvised boats (wheel-less Jeep trailers) that the Royal Engineers were preparing.
	homeusers.brutele.be /sgteagle/welcometothealliedairborneheadquarters_polishbrigades.htm (3541 words)

	Unit History
		The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade was offically formed on September 23, 1941.
		The Brigade was considered the "elite" unit of the Polish Armed Forces in Exile in the west.
		The Brigade was assigned to the British 1st Airborne Division.
	members.aol.com /polishparalt/polishparas_002.htm (600 words)

	1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Polish Brigade was formed in Scotland in September 1941, at the request of its highly experienced commander, Stanislaw Sosabowski; a man who was regarded as a hero by those who served under him, and he enjoyed their total loyalty.
		The Brigade had been raised knowing that they were to be dropped around Warsaw and would help with its liberation; their motto was "By the Shortest Way", but the gradual realisation of the unlikelihood of this operation struck a bitter blow to the morale of the men.
		After returning from Arnhem the Polish Brigade, through no fault of their own, suffered the humiliation of being made a scapegoat for the defeat by several high ranking Allied commanders, who in turn were the ones who should have been held to account.
	www.arnhemarchive.org /batt_polish.htm (1052 words)

	ipedia.com: Military history of Britain during World War II Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The British 1st Division and British 2nd Commando Brigade comprised the left flank of the assault.
		American paratroops were dropped at intermediate points north of Allied lines, with the British 1st Airborne Division and Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade at the tip of the salient at Arnhem.
		The only moves in Holland that the Canadian and Polish forces made for the remainder of the war were reducing a small amount of the coast of the IJsselmeer that had not been captured and liberating a small amount of territory around Groningen.
	www.ipedia.com /military_history_of_britain_during_world_war_ii.html (13340 words)

	Operation Market Garden September 17 - 27 1944
		The British 1st Airborne Division's landing zones were on the heathland west of Arnhem, and their targets were the road bridge in the town centre, the railway bridge out to the west on the lower Rhine and a pontoon bridge (which was discovered to have been dismantled on the eve of the operation).
		The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment landed correctly on its drop zone south of Veghel, apart from the 1st Battalion, which dropped by mistake at Heeswijk, 3 miles on the wrong side of the Willems Canal and the River Aa.
		The 1st Parachute Brigade (under Brigadier G W Lathbury) started to advance towards Arnhem using three routes, 'Lion' (3/Para with the brigade headquarters) which was the main Oosterbeek Highway, 'Leopard' (1/Para) to the north and 'Tiger' (2/Para) to the south.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_arnhem.html (9115 words)

	Army Group South - 1st Polish Independant Parachute Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade was raised in Scotland in September of 1941.
		This is the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade as it fought at Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) which began with the dropping of British paratroops on Sunday September 17, 1944.
		On Thursday, September 21st, approx.1000 Polish paratroops jumped into the battlearea south of the Rhine at Driel, opposite the Oosterbeek perimeter, once again being met with a curtain of fire from every enemy weapon available.
	www.geocities.com /ags3945/pole.html (368 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Gen Antoni Rawicz-Szczerbo
		Commanding a battalion of the 1st Polish Grenadier Guards, he was then involved in supporting the disintegrating French army in Lorraine, on one occasion going, with fixed bayonets, to the aid of a hard-pressed French unit; his actions were recognised by the Croix de Guerre with silver star.
		Since the Polish army was camped only a few miles away, young Antoni's uncle drove him by sleigh to the Berezyna river, where he met a Polish patrol.
		With the return of peace, the brigade became part of the British Army of the Rhine until the Polish Army in Britain was dissolved in 1947, when he was appointed OBE.
	news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/08/31/db3102.xml (690 words)

	ARNHEM
		Polish Independent Parachute Brigade was formed in England and was originally intended for use in support of the Polish Underground during its uprising.
		Yet it should be mentioned that the Polish commander of the brigade, General Stanisław Sosabowski, was aghast when informed of the details of the British drop; he felt that Operation Market-Garden was too hastily planned and poorly conceived.
		According to the plan, the brigade was to cross the Rhine by ferry to get to the British; but, the ferry had been destroyed in the fighting.
	www.apacouncil.org /ww2/13ar.html (572 words)

	Sosabowski Family Website
		The main portion of the Polish Brigade was to land south of the Arnhem Bridge cross the bridge and establish defensive positions on the outskirts of Arnhem.
		The remainder of the Brigade consisting mainly of the anti-tank battery was to land on the northern side of the Rhine together with the 1st British Airborne Division and for this they had 45 Horsa gliders.
		The Brigade was to land near Driel, a small village on the south side of the Rhine, cross the river by ferry and join the 1st British Airborne Division on the northern bank.
	www.sosabowski.com /mg2.html (1414 words)

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		The 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade was a truly unique and remarkable military organization.
		To the Allies, their appearancewas simply that of another part of the Polish Armed Forces assembled to fight Nazi Germany, but to the Polish government, the Brigade was "insurance".
		The Brigade's sole mission was to wait until Warsaw's freedom fighters rose up to liberate the city from the nazis, then parachute in to assist, and then hold the city from those forces who would try to exploit the vacuum left by the nazi retreat.
	orzel1944.tripod.com /para.html (458 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Parachute Regiment is the main body of elite airborne troops of the British Army.
		The task of putting them out of action fell to the ninth parachute brigade which they succeded in doing for 36 hours by killing all but a handful of the gunners.
		German opposition was some three times that expected, including two under-strength but very experienced panzer divisions, and in the end the British 1st Airborne division was all but destroyed and the bridge at Arnham remained in German hands.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Parachute_Regiment (855 words)

	Embassy of the Republic of Poland in The Hague, The Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Polish artists: Lech Majewski, Jan Młodożeniec, Waldemar Swierzy (and others too numerous to mention) are very well known worldwide for their outstanding skills.
		The history of the Representative Band of the Polish Border Guard goes back to 1956 and is closely connected with the history of the Carpathian Brigade of the Polish Border Guard.
		The 1st Conductor of the Band is Captain dr Stanisław Strączek and the 2nd Conductor is Lieutenant Leszek Mieczkowski.
	www.polamb.nl /eng/archiwum.html (2404 words)

	3rd Parachute Brigade WWII British & Canadian Reenactors - Polish Para Veteran
		Members of the 3rd Brigade reenactors had the honor of meeting a WWII veteran of the famed 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade.
		At the 1999 Polish Festival in Portland Mr.
		The 3rd Brigade members each attended wearing the uniform of a different unit associated with the Commonwealth Airborne effort.
	www.6th-airborne.org /pole.html (907 words)

	Arnhem biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In World War II, during Operation Market Garden (September 1944), the British 1st Airborne Division and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were given the task of securing the bridge at Arnhem.
		The units were parachuted into the area on September 17 and later.
		The bulk of the force was dropped rather far from the bridge and never met their objective.
	arnhem.biography.ms (473 words)

	NORMANDY, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND WILHELMSHAVEN
		Polish Independent Parachute Brigade were organized in Britain from 1941-1943.
		Although some twenty thousand Germans had managed to slip out before the encirclement was completed by the arrival of American and Canadian troops, the drive, initiative and fighting quality of Maczek's men were responsible for one of the greatest disasters which the German army suffered in France.
		Polish Armored Division took part in liberating northern France, Belgium and Holland.
	www.apacouncil.org /ww2/12nb.html (559 words)

	Operation Market Garden * Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade under command of Maj.-Gen. Sosabowski is dropped near Driel, south of the River Rhine, but are unable to cross the river.
		A Brigade of the Guards is sent back from Nijmegen to Veghel to give support to the 101st from the north.
		During the evening and the night the remnants of the British 1st Airborne Division are withdrawn over the Rhine.
	www.wingsofliberation.nl /mg-chrono-uk.html (971 words)

	marketgarden.com statistics Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When the Polish Brigade landed at Driel they had no heavy weapons (AT units landed on the first day on the north side of the river with 1st Airborne Division.
		That and the fact that a large number of the planes returned half way during the flight to Driel, only 30% of the Brigade landed at Driel.
		The Brigade lost exactly 96 Paratroopers in the operation, and 4 Polish Pilots.
	www.marketgarden.com /new/statistics/statis2.htm (316 words)

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		Ginkel Heath was in 1944 Dropzone-Y for the 4th Parachute Brigade.
		Ook was de Poolse 1ste airborne brigade toegevoegd aan dit airborne leger.
		De volgende dag werd de 4de parachute brigade(11de bat en 156ste bat) gedropt, het 11de bat moest proberen zo snel mogelijk Frost's troepen te versterken maar ze werd door de 10 SS pantserdiv tegengehouden op dezelfde plaats waar het 1ste en 3de bat vastzaten.
	www.freewebs.com /killthebest/marketgarden.htm (9233 words)

	EXILE
		A Polish Division (2nd DSP), fought in France in 1940 but was forced into Switzerland, where the soldiers remained interned until the end of the War.
		Other Polish units were also formed in France in 1940 including the Podhale Brigade which participated in the battle for Narvik.
		It has a large Polish Eagle in a shield on the obverse and is on a different ribbon (white with a wide red stripe on each side).
	home.golden.net /~medals/exile.html (617 words)

	The airborne landing in Holland 1944 \| Operation Market Garden
		"In memory of the units of the 1st British Airborne Division and of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group which landed in this vincity on 17 18 and 19 September 1944.
		"On the 17th of September, 1944, the 1st British Airborne Division began to land some eight milse to the west of Arnhem with the object of forming a bridgehead north of the lower Rhine.
		The Second Battalion the Parachute Regiment fought its was into Arnhem and occupied the buildings which commanded the site of this bridge.
	users.interstroom.nl /~heijink/marketgarden/monuments.html (546 words)

	Battle of Arnhem Monument Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Polish troops had to land with the third lift on Tuesday 19 September.
		Many Polish troops were killed during their landing with parachutes.
		At night the Polish General Sosabowski, the leading commander of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group, commanded his troops to cross the river to help the Airborne troops at Arnhem.
	www.arnhem1944.com /driel.html (132 words)

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