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9 Aug 2012
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [395]
Poland did have large armies even during the 3partitions time period.
At the beginning of WWII, only Germany, France, Russia and Italy had more.
Britain and Poland had roughly the same (IN EUROPE).
Germany
1939- 1.5 mil (9 panzer divs each with 328 tanks, 8 support battalions and 6 artillery batteries)
France
1939- 900k plus (5 mil trained)
Britain
1939- 897,000 men including reserves.
Soviet
1939- 1.8 mil
Poland
1939- 1,000,000; 250,000(mobilized_week1), 250,000(mobilized_week2), 500,000reserves
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As for the modern armed forces, Poland is roughly in the same spot as in WWII (IN EUROPE) except now relations with neighbors are better and Belarus border.
Poland did have large armies even during the 3partitions time period.
At the beginning of WWII, only Germany, France, Russia and Italy had more.
Britain and Poland had roughly the same (IN EUROPE).
Germany
1939- 1.5 mil (9 panzer divs each with 328 tanks, 8 support battalions and 6 artillery batteries)
France
1939- 900k plus (5 mil trained)
Britain
1939- 897,000 men including reserves.
Soviet
1939- 1.8 mil
Poland
1939- 1,000,000; 250,000(mobilized_week1), 250,000(mobilized_week2), 500,000reserves
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As for the modern armed forces, Poland is roughly in the same spot as in WWII (IN EUROPE) except now relations with neighbors are better and Belarus border.