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The '''London Victory Parade of 1946''' was a British ] held after the defeat of ] and Japan in ]. It took place in the ] capital of ], on ], ], mainly encompassing a military parade through the city. |
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<ref>Dr Mark Ostrowski ''To Return To Poland Or Not To Return'' - The Dilemma Facing The Polish Armed Forces At The End Of The Second World War.''University of London (1996)ASIN: B001ONE4L8 |
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<ref>Dr Mark Ostrowski ''To Return To Poland Or Not To Return'' - The Dilemma Facing The Polish Armed Forces At The End Of The Second World War.''University of London (1996)ASIN: B001ONE4L8 |
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</ref> Some authors claim that the Polish government was ordered by the Soviet leadership to not send representatives. <ref name="The Victory Parade">Rudolf Falkowski, . Last accessed on 30 September 2009.</ref> |
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</ref> Some authors claim that the Polish government was ordered by the Soviet leadership to not send representatives.<ref name="The Victory Parade">Rudolf Falkowski, . Last accessed on 30 September 2009.</ref> |
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Although ], in 1946 Polish forces were split between the ] and ], which took part in ]. After public and media outcry{{fact}} that no units from the ] had been invited to the London parade, invitations were extended to representatives of Polish airmen who had taken part in the ] <ref> ], “An Army in Exile” MacMillan & Co., London 1949. page 299 </ref> to march in uniform <ref>Edward Lucas ]</ref> <ref>Edward Lucas </ref>. But as ] noted in June 1946 “Unfortunately, it seems that none of the Polish servicemen who fought in the West under British command will take part. Polish airmen who took part in the Battle of Britain were invited, but they do not wish to march unless Polish soldiers and sailors of the Western Command can march with them."<ref>Dr Mark Ostrowski Op.Cit </ref> It should be noted that, with the exception of the honour guard for each nation’s flag and the bands of certain nations, no units of any army or navy from any non-Commonwealth/Empire nation were invited to take part.<ref name="Part 1"/><ref name="Part 2"/> |
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Although ], in 1946 Polish forces were split between the ] and ], which took part in ]. After public and media outcry{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} that no units from the ] had been invited to the London parade, invitations were extended to representatives of Polish airmen who had taken part in the ] <ref> ], “An Army in Exile” MacMillan & Co., London 1949. page 299 </ref> to march in uniform <ref>Edward Lucas ]</ref><ref>Edward Lucas </ref>. But as ] noted in June 1946 “Unfortunately, it seems that none of the Polish servicemen who fought in the West under British command will take part. Polish airmen who took part in the Battle of Britain were invited, but they do not wish to march unless Polish soldiers and sailors of the Western Command can march with them."<ref>Dr Mark Ostrowski Op.Cit </ref> It should be noted that, with the exception of the honour guard for each nation’s flag and the bands of certain nations, no units of any army or navy from any non-Commonwealth/Empire nation were invited to take part.<ref name="Part 1"/><ref name="Part 2"/> |
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The parade is also notable for claims that all Polish servicemen were excluded from taking part. Although this is considered by some as one of the causes of the feeling of "Western Betrayal" in Poland, such claims are erroneous because Poles were invited to take part in the parade. The Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations on 8 June 1946 in London, England lists Poland as a nation scheduled to take part by parading its flag with an honour guard and lists the Polish airforce as one of the foreign airforces scheduled to parade. On 6 July 1945 the British government officially recognised the Soviet installed Provisional Government of National Unity and withdrew recognition from the London-based Polish government in exile. Therefore the 1946 invitations to the victory parade were sent to the Soviet installed Provisional Government of National Unity
and not to Polish government in exile. This invitation to send representatives was accepted but no representatives actually arrived. The Times newspaper reported at the time “The Polish Government accepted, but the contingent has not yet arrived.”
Some authors claim that the Polish government was ordered by the Soviet leadership to not send representatives.
