They made their way across Normandy, Belgium, Holland and some German territory. Judging from their parade uniforms and the highest Polish military decorations on their tunics, the war is over. They wear two kinds of crosses: Virtuti Military (it’s in Latin) and Cross for Bravery in Battle (Krzyż Walecznych). The round medal is probably for taking part in the Normandy Campaign. And Poland remains occupied.   

Polish soldiers from the Armoured Division.

In the middle colonel Stanisław Maczek, commanding officer of the brigade. On the right, major Franciszek Skibiński, chief of staff of the brigade. Oll in their better days in Poland, before the war.

Officers of the 10th Motorised Cavalry Brigade.

There were two contracts between Poland and the UK; One was signed in 1939, and this one , called military contract, was signed on the 5th of August 1940. On one side are seating Churchill and Halifax, on the other side, Sikorski and Zaleski. Mony to create and run Polish Forces was lended for the second time, everything was on a paper in business like fasion. The money was paid back by peple of Poland, after the war.