9 4 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain , ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic , ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁( not ably ▁Tob ru k ), ▁Italy ▁( not ably ▁at ▁Cass ino ▁and ▁An con a ), ▁at ▁Arn hem , ▁Wilhelm sh aven , ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁S ikor ski – May ski ▁agreement ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Polish ▁soldiers ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁were ▁released ▁to ▁form ▁Anders ' ▁Army , ▁intended ▁to ▁fight ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁but ▁instead ▁transferred ▁via ▁Iran ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁US ▁and ▁British ▁forces . ▁Ber ling ' s ▁Army , ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁remained ▁there ▁and ▁fought ▁under ▁Soviet ▁command . ▁ ▁W art ime ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁Polish ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁based ▁first ▁in ▁Paris , ▁then ▁in ▁Ang ers , ▁France , ▁where ▁W ład ys ław ▁R ac zk iew icz ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁P igner ol le ▁near ▁Ang ers ▁from ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Esc aping ▁from ▁France ▁the ▁government ▁re located ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁Al lied ▁govern ments . ▁Polit ically , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Pe asant ▁Party , ▁the ▁Polish ▁Social ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and