Polish government-in-exile

The Polish government-in-exile, was the government of Poland that fled Poland during the German invasion of Poland in 1939.

Flag of Poland from 1928 - 1980

Map of Poland pre WWII

In September 1939, Germany, Slovakia, and the USSR, invaded poland and the government went into exile in allied countries, in 1941, POW’S, captured by the Soviets, were freed and would fight with the British in the Italian campaign and the western front.

The yalta conference agreed that the western allies would not recognise the government-in-exile, instead, they would recognise the communist provisional government of the Republic of Poland.

Map of Poland post WWII

The government would return to Poland in 1990 when the communist bloc was ending.