Second Infantry Fusiliers Division
- Second Infantry Fusiliers Division
Polish 2nd Fusilier Division or 2nd Rifle Division ( _pl. 2 Dywizja Strzelców Pieszych, _fr. 2e Division des Chasseurs or "2e Division d'Infanterie Polonaise") was part of the recreated Polish Army in France in 1940.
The division (numbering 15,830 soldiers) was commanded by Brigadier-General Bronisław Prugar-Ketling, and was based from late December 1939 to May 1940 at Parthenay in Eastern France. Under Prugar-Ketling the division was charged with holding the defences around Belfort, Alsace.[ [http://www.polandinexile.com/france.html The Polish Army In France 1939 - 1940] . Last retrieved on 31 July 2007.] Assigned to part of the French reserves, [http://france1940.free.fr/oob/gqg.html] XXXXV corps.][pl icon [http://www.wspolnota-polska.org.pl/index.php?id=pb05 Wojsko Polskie we Francji] . Świat Polonii.] it stopped a German attack on the Clos-du-Doubs hills.][ [http://www.ww2.pl/Campaign,in,France,137.html Campaign in France - The Poles on the frontlines of WWII] . Last retrieved on 31 July 2007.] but due to retreat of the nearby French forces it was surrounded by the Germans; nonetheless it managed to break through to Switzerland over 20-21 June 1940, where its soldiers were interned for the rest of the war, although many many "escaped" back into France and eventually made their way to England to rejoin the Polish forces there.][pl icon [http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/13573,,,,polskie_sily_zbrojne_na_zachodzie,haslo.html Polskie Siły Zbrojne na Zachodzie - Polskie Siły Zbrojne we Francji] , WIEM Encyklopedia. Last retrieved on 31 July 2007.] ]External links
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