SIKORSKI’S TOURISTS
The Polish contribution to the defence of the UK after 1940 was far more than the pilots who joined RAF squadrons – it included large numbers of exiled soldiers and sailors too. Speaking ahead of an online talk for the National Army Museum, Jennifer Grant examines the evolution of British-Polish attitudes towards each other during World War II. She discusses how the Poles were received by the British, their differing military doctrines and how they were ultimately betrayed by their allies.
How was Poland perceived by the British before WWII?
Prior to 1939, Britain gave little thought to Poland. The Polish community in Britain was small and Poland was considered another ‘faraway country’
