Czecha and Poles on the same Squadron?

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Originally Posted by keith A

I believe Anders 2nd Army accepted quite a number of non-ethnic Poles including the war criminal Anton Gecas, and members of the 14th SS Galician Division. There was also a Czech battalion with the Independent Polish Brigade at Tobruk. My father served in 1st Armoured and among his comrades there were both Ukraianians and Belorussians.

So the answer is that there was no policy separating the two?

You'd have to ask others about this. I am no expert regarding foreign volunteers in the RAF. Regarding the integration of foreign ground troops, that is an entirely different matter, and even more complex.


https://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Front.../dp/1780768907




Usual disclaimer,
Ed