Two Movie Program Flyers for The Polish Army at Latrun Camp Cinema, in Palestine

Kino Obozowe Latrun. [Latrun Camp Cinema.]

Published by United Film Service (Palestine) Ltd. (Achduth), Tel Aviv, 1941

About this Item

First edition. Printed on yellow and pink papers. Text in English and Polish. 155 × 235 mm. Movie program of the Latrun military camp cinema for the Polish Army in Palestine, on two subsequent weeks in March, 1941. The Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade (Samodzielna Brygada Strzelców Karpackich, SBSK) was formed in April 1940 in Syria, composed of the Polish soldiers exiled after the Invasion of Poland in 1939, as part of the Polish Army in France under the command of Colonel StanisĹ aw KopaĹ ski. After the French surrender in May 1940, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces, WĹ adysĹ aw Sikorski ordered to defect and place the brigade under the British forces stationed in Palestine. The SBSK based in Latrun and was equipped with British weapons. The division fought with distinction in the North African theatre of World War II, notably during the Siege of Tobruk. In 1942 the unit merged with the WĹ adysĹ aw Anders' Army, the Polish 2nd Corps and formed the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division as an independent part of the British Army. Later fought in the Italian campaign, in the battles of Monte Cassino and Ancona and also the Battle of Bologna during the final offensive in Italy in 1945. . Both chipped. Yellow with a pinhole. Pink somewhat stained. Overall in both in very good condition. First edition. Printed on yellow and pink papers. Text in English and Polish. Seller Inventory # 945

Bibliographic Details

Title: Two Movie Program Flyers for The Polish Army...

Publisher: United Film Service (Palestine) Ltd. (Achduth), Tel Aviv

Publication Date: 1941

Edition: 1st Edition