we ł ▁waited ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁with ▁M iko ł aj ▁and ▁his ▁father - in - law , ▁A ries ▁of ▁Kam ion ka ▁in ▁K orf ant ów ▁near ▁G ł uch oł azy , ▁before ▁a ▁transfer ▁was ▁organized . ▁Then ▁through ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁P aw el ▁got ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁M iko ł aj czy k ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁ship ▁from ▁Sz cz ec in . ▁This ▁was ▁their ▁last ▁stay ▁in ▁Poland . ▁▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile ▁had ▁maintained ▁its ▁existence , ▁but ▁France ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁then ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with d rew ▁their ▁recognition . ▁The ▁Polish ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁in ▁ex ile ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁members , ▁unable ▁to ▁safely ▁return ▁to ▁Commun ist ▁Poland , ▁settled ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁The ▁London ▁Pol es ▁had ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁Polish ▁emb ass y ▁on ▁Port land ▁Place ▁and ▁were ▁left ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁president ' s ▁private ▁residence ▁at ▁ 4 3 ▁E aton ▁Place . ▁The ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile ▁became ▁largely ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁continued ▁resistance ▁to ▁foreign ▁occupation ▁of ▁Poland , ▁while ▁retain ing ▁some ▁important ▁arch ives ▁from ▁pre war ▁Poland . ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Franco ist ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁V at ican ▁City ▁( until ▁ 1