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Poland in 1940

Historical records for Poland in 1940, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
7Events
2Named people
4Places
1Categories

Historical records

January

January 1940Enigma MachineMarian Rejewski

Paris · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Meets Turing in France and discusses Polish Enigma methods after the Cipher Bureau's evacuation.

May

5 May 1940Battle of NarvikZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Harstad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Commands the Polish Highland Brigade in the Narvik campaign.

5 May 1940Polish Brigade ArrivesZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Harstad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Commands the Polish Highland Brigade assigned to the Narvik campaign.

24 May 1940Operation AlphabetZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Narvik · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Prepares the Polish Highland Brigade for evacuation after operations around Narvik.

27 May 1940Ankenes AdvanceZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish troops advance across Ankenes toward Narvik.

27 May 1940Battle of NarvikZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish forces advance across Ankenes toward Narvik.

28 May 1940Ankenes AdvanceZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Bohusz-Szyszko's Polish Highland Brigade advances across Ankenes to encircle Narvik from the south.

28 May 1940Battle of NarvikZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish troops help close the Allied ring around Narvik.

28 May 1940Capture of AnkenesZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish forces help close the ring around Narvik from the south.

28 May 1940Capture of AnkenesZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish troops under Bohusz-Szyszko capture Ankenes and help close the Allied ring around Narvik.

June

5 June 1940Battle of NarvikZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Narvik · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish Highland Brigade evacuates after the Allied victory.

5 June 1940Evacuation from NarvikZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Narvik · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish Highland Brigade evacuates after the Allied victory.

5 June 1940Operation AlphabetZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Narvik · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Withdraws the Polish Highland Brigade from Narvik after the Allied victory.

Names involved

Marian RejewskiZygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Places involved

AnkenesHarstadNarvikParis

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.