I Corps (Polish Armed Forces in the West)
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The Polish I Corps (Polish: I Korpus Polski; from 1942, Polish I Armored-Mechanized Corps, Polish: I Korpus Pancerno-Motorowy) was a tactical unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II.
I Corps | |
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I Korpus Pancerno-Motorowy | |
Active | 28 September 1940 |
Country | Poland |
Allegiance | Polish government-in-exile |
Branch | Polish Armed Forces in the West |
Engagements | World War II |
It was formed in the United Kingdom on 28 September 1940.[1] It was subordinate to the Scottish Command, and the Corps HQ was at Moncreiffe House in Perthshire (near the Bridge of Earn). It numbered 3,498 officers and 10,884 soldiers.[1]
The Corps was initially formed to protect a 200 kilometres (120 mi) stretch of Scottish shore between the Firth of Forth and Montrose against a possible German invasion of Britain.[1][lower-alpha 1] Later it became the logistical base for Polish Army units fighting as part of the Allies.