The Polish army commanded Multi-National Division - Center South, which operated throughout Qadasiyah Province.

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But the Russians quickly rallied and pushed the Polish Army back to the gates of Warsaw.

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When the Ottoman troops laid siege on Vienna, he volunteered to sneak through the enemy camp and persuade the Polish army to rescue the imperial city.

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Jozef was a Polish Jew who was captured by the Soviets in 1939 and sent to a Siberian camp before becoming an officer in a Polish division of the Red Army.

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Later a guest house, it was requisitioned by the Army during World War II to house Polish escapees who had joined the RAF.

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In the House of Lords, Peers polish off the Armed Forces Bill, which has to be passed in order to authorise the continued existence of the Army, Navy and RAF.

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