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Music: Republika - Nie pytaj o Polskę[ Republic- Don't Ask About Poland ]Polski Dywizjon 302 i 303Fighter ( Polish ) Squadrons 302 and 303Polish pilots fought in the Battle of Britain, where the Polish 303 Fighter Squadron achieved the highest number of kills of any Allied squadron. From the very beginning of the war, the Royal Air Force (RAF) had welcomed foreign pilots to supplement the dwindling pool of British pilots. On 11 June 1940, the Polish Government in Exile signed an agreement with the British Government to form a Polish Army and Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom. The first two (of an eventual ten) Polish fighter squadrons went into action in August 1940. Four Polish squadrons eventually took part in the Battle of Britain (300 and 301 Bomber Squadrons; 302 and 303 Fighter Squadrons), with 89 Polish pilots. Together with more than 50 Poles fighting in British squadrons, a total of 145 Polish pilots defended British skies. Polish pilots were among the most experienced in the battle, most of them having already fought in the 1939 September Campaign in Poland and the 1940 Battle of France. Additionally, prewar Poland had set a very high standard of pilot training. The 303 Squadron, named after the Polish-American hero, General Tadeusz Kościuszko, achieved the highest number of kills (126) of all fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it only joined the combat on August 30, 1940: these 5% of pilots were responsible for a phenomenal 12% of total victories in the Battle.The Polish Air Force also fought in 1943 in Tunisia (Polish Fighting Team, so called "Skalski's Circus") and in raids on Germany (1940-45). In the second half of 1941 and early 1942, Polish bomber squadrons were the sixth part of forces available to RAF Bomber Command (later they suffered heavy losses, with little replenishment possibilities). Polish aircrew losses serving with Bomber Command 1940-45 were 929 killed. Ultimately 8 Polish fighter squadrons were formed within the RAF and had claimed 629 Axis aircraft destroyed by May 1945. By war's end, there were 14,000 Polish airmen in 15 RAF squadrons and in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).No. 300 "Masovia" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Mazowieckiej)No. 301 "Pomerania" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Pomorskiej)No. 302 "City of Poznań" Polish Fighter Squadron (Poznański)No. 303 "Kościuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron (Warszawski imienia Tadeusza Kościuszki)No. 304 "Silesia" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Śląskiej imienia Ksiecia Józefa Poniatowskiego)No. 305 "Greater Poland" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej imienia Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)No. 306 "City of Toruń" Polish Fighter Squadron (Toruński)No. 307 "City of Lwów" Polish Fighter Squadron (Lwowskich Puchaczy)No. 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Fighter Squadron (Krakowski)No. 309 "Czerwień" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (Ziemi Czerwieńskiej)No. 315 "City of Dęblin" Polish Fighter Squadron (Dębliński)No. 316 "City of Warsaw" Polish Fighter Squadron (Warszawski)No. 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron (Wileński)No. 318 "City of Gdańsk" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (Gdański)No. 663 Polish Artillery Observation SquadronPolish Fighting Team (Skalski's Circus)

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 19, 2006 at 8:05 am
Author: DAGFEN

Length: 06:21
Rating: 4.69
Views: 249652

Tags: Air  Britain  Clouds  Pilots  POLAND  Polish  Two  UK  War  Word  WWII  

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IheartGnR (August 21, 2008 at 12:38 am)
Did you guys know that without the Norwegian Merchant Fleet, the British would have lost the battle of Britain, and the Germans would have gained control of the war? Without the Norwegian Merchant Fleet, they wouldn't have supplies enough. We can be grateful to the sailors of this Norwegian Merchant fleet, who changed the world history, and made Allied victory possible. God I'm proud of being Norwegian:P
marcussHUN (August 20, 2008 at 5:05 pm)
polak weigry dwa bratanki ......greetings from hungary
Heathen66 (August 20, 2008 at 12:36 am)
That is simply the way the world is friend. Don't lose faith. Millions of arseholes are no match for a few good people who believe in something greater than themselves. That is the best lesson that history has to offer! ;}
Razor745 (August 18, 2008 at 3:06 pm)
I was talking about the entire war, not Battle Of Britain. They helped Brits for instance in North Africa and Italy.
Razor745 (August 18, 2008 at 3:04 pm)
lolIt's from Battle Of Britain you moron!!!!
pawel4131 (August 17, 2008 at 11:12 am)
oh and am Russia was the first to explore space,the first astronomer was Polish, Russia raped the most chicks in history 2,000,000 German sluts, Poland made the first ministry of education !! SLAVIC ALL THE WAY !!
pawel4131 (August 17, 2008 at 11:04 am)
lol new zealand only sent lots of sheep to britain thats all they did to help in the battle for britain
gro082 (August 13, 2008 at 7:24 pm)
Yep, "Dark blue world" is czech war movie about Czechs pilots in "Battle of Britain"
RighKey (August 13, 2008 at 7:05 pm)
These are suppose to be Czech pilots portrayed in this movie, not Polish.
firefab3 (August 13, 2008 at 5:38 pm)
"dark blue world" and "the battle of britian"


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