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1939
November
13
Establishment of the Union of Armed Struggle
On 13 November 1939 in Paris Gen. Sikorski created the Union of Armed Struggle under Gen. Sosnkowski. It replaced the Service for Poland's Victory.
22
The Polish government moves to Angers
In November 1939 Sikorski’s government moved from Paris to Angers on the Loire, where it got an extraterritorial seat. It reached London only in June 1940.
1940
December
03
First Government Delegate for Poland
On 3 December 1940 Gen. Sikorski appointed Cyryl Ratajski Government Delegate. A secret civil state administration began to take shape in occupied Poland.
1941
December
04
The Sikorski–Stalin declaration
On 4 December 1941 General Sikorski and Stalin signed a declaration of friendship and mutual aid at the Kremlin. Anders's army was to grow and move south.
1942
January
13
The St James's Declaration on war crimes
On 13 January 1942, at St James's Palace, nine occupied countries made the punishment of crimes against civilians one of the principal aims of the war.
February
14
Key event
The Union of Armed Struggle becomes the Home Army
On 14 February 1942 Gen. Sikorski renamed the ZWZ the Home Army. All underground soldiers in Poland came under the AK, commanded by Gen. Rowecki.
June
01
The Bund Report
In late May or early June 1942 the Bund Report reached London, reporting 700,000 Jews murdered in Poland and gassing at Chełmno. The West did not believe it.
October
29
The Albert Hall protest
On 29 October 1942 at the Royal Albert Hall the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sikorski and Jan Masaryk condemned the murder of the Jews. Churchill sent a message.
1943
April
25
USSR breaks relations with the Polish government
On the night of 25-26 April 1943 Molotov read Ambassador Romer a note breaking relations with the Polish government. The pretext was an appeal to the Red Cross.
July
04
Key event
The death of General Sikorski
On 4 July 1943 a Liberator carrying General Władysław Sikorski crashed into the sea just after take-off from Gibraltar. Sixteen died; only the pilot survived.