|
Mieczysław Thugutt
Mieczysław Thugutt (; 20 May 1902 – 8 March 1979) was Polish politician and refugee who lived in the United Kingdom. Early life Thugutt was born in 1902 in Ćmielów, Congress Poland to Maryla Kozanecka and Stanisław Thugutt. As a member of the Polish Socialist Party, he took part in the Silesian Uprisings#Third Uprising (1921), Third Silesian Uprising, having just turned 20 years old. Following the conflict he went on to study mechanical engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology. Career On graduation, Thuggut became an assistant to one of its professors Michał Broszko, before taking a job as an engineer at the Marconi Company in 1929. The following year he started a position at the firm of Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein, where he continued working until 1939. World War II Following the Nazi Germany, Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, Thugutt first moved to Vilnius then, soon after the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940), Soviet occupation of the Baltic states, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Government-in-exile
The Polish government-in-exile, officially known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile (), was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany, Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic (1939-1945), Slovak Republic, which brought to an end the Second Polish Republic. Despite the occupation of Poland by hostile powers, the government-in-exile exerted considerable influence in Poland during World War II through the structures of the Polish Underground State and its military arm, the Armia Krajowa (Home Army) resistance. Abroad, under the authority of the government-in-exile, Polish military units that had escaped the occupation fought under their own commanders as part of Allies of World War II, Allied forces in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. After the war, as the Polish territory came under the control o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |