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Polish government-in-exile
government of Poland in exile (1939–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Polish government-in-exile, was the government of Poland that existed from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 (hence the exile) to the return in 1990.
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In September 1939, Germany, Slovakia, and the USSR, invaded poland and the government went into exile in allied countries.