Postwar Betrayal of Hero Allied Generals

Two of WW2's most famous Polish generals ended up living in poverty in postwar Britain, performing manual labour just to survive. Who were they, and how did this happen?

Polish heroes are not forgotten in Poland and never will be. Your video is one of many contributions to memory and commemoration of them and Polish history. As a Pole and a grandson of Warsaw Uprising fighter and AK fighter I just want to say thank you. And of course big thank you the lovely Dutch people who also remembered and still remember our heroes.

I flew to Krakow the day after watching this video coincidentally. I had written my dissertation on Operation Market Garden 12 years ago and touched on Sosabowskis input. However, I wasn't aware this was how things ended for him. While in Krakow I told as many people as would listen about his story, and then went to visit his statue in Jordan Park in tribute to the man. My father served in the army during WW2. Not an easy man to give compliments but his respect for the Polish army was unswerving and he never ceased praising them. Respect to Poland. The land of strong fighting forces.

"The Polish soldier fights for the freedom of all nations, But he dies only for Poland.” General Stanisław Maczek.