Comments on: Why were there no Polish troops in the London Victory Celebration? http://www.historynet.com/why-were-there-no-polish-troops-in-the-london-victory-celebration.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 25 May 2013 15:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Larry C. http://www.historynet.com/why-were-there-no-polish-troops-in-the-london-victory-celebration.htm#comment-940835 Larry C. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:32:59 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686295#comment-940835 I believe that you are correct. The Labor Party was loaded with Soviet sympathizers if not outright communists. That said, Churchill, in spite of his speech was not sympathetic to the Polish either. I believe that you are correct. The Labor Party was loaded with Soviet sympathizers if not outright communists. That said, Churchill, in spite of his speech was not sympathetic to the Polish either.

]]> By: Joe Long http://www.historynet.com/why-were-there-no-polish-troops-in-the-london-victory-celebration.htm#comment-935351 Joe Long Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:32:49 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686295#comment-935351 I thought that the decision to exclude the Polish troops in the London Victory Parade was not made by Winston Churchill but the Labour Party. Mr. Churchill gave a speech to The House of Commons, three days before the Victory Parade, stating the exclusion of Polish forces was wrong. Churchill had lost the 1945 election to the Labor Party and was considered the opposition party at the time of the parade. I thought that the decision to exclude the Polish troops in the London Victory Parade was not made by Winston Churchill but the Labour Party. Mr. Churchill gave a speech to The House of Commons, three days before the Victory Parade, stating the exclusion of Polish forces was wrong. Churchill had lost the 1945 election to the Labor Party and was considered the opposition party at the time of the parade.

]]> By: Larry C. http://www.historynet.com/why-were-there-no-polish-troops-in-the-london-victory-celebration.htm#comment-839231 Larry C. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:32:16 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686295#comment-839231 Other than the answers above, the Brits cannot handle the fact that someone is better than they are. Squadron 303 (a Polish unit) which fought in the Battle of Britain and had the highest kill numbers of any allied squadron during the war was specifically disallowed to participate. Go to the British War museum and you will think that the Brits won the war single handedly without anyone’s' help. There is no acknowledgement of the Canadians and very little said about the US troops and flyers. Another factor is that at the top of the British government were several pro-communist if not outright communist. This was proven later by the Brits themselves. Other than the answers above, the Brits cannot handle the fact that someone is better than they are. Squadron 303 (a Polish unit) which fought in the Battle of Britain and had the highest kill numbers of any allied squadron during the war was specifically disallowed to participate.
Go to the British War museum and you will think that the Brits won the war single handedly without anyone’s' help. There is no acknowledgement of the Canadians and very little said about the US troops and flyers.
Another factor is that at the top of the British government were several pro-communist if not outright communist. This was proven later by the Brits themselves.

]]> By: John R. Woodard http://www.historynet.com/why-were-there-no-polish-troops-in-the-london-victory-celebration.htm#comment-826017 John R. Woodard Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:52:55 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686295#comment-826017 Were their not Polish troops serving in allied commands tha were honored with these commands when the war ended? Cordially, Were their not Polish troops serving in allied commands tha were honored with these commands when the war ended?

Cordially,

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