Ludowe Wojsko Polskie
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Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (lit: Peoples' Army of Poland, LWP) was the second formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East (1943-1944) and armed force (1944-1989) of the Polish communist government of Poland (particulary, the People's Republic of Poland). The name was commonly used by communist propaganda, although in fact the official name of those formations were: Armii Polskiej w ZSRR (Polish Army in USSR) from 1943-1944, Wojsko Polskie (Polish Army) and Siły Zbrojne Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej (Armed Forces of Rzeczpospolita Polska) from 1944-1952 and since 1952 the official name of LWP in Polish was Siły Zbrojne Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej (Armed Forces of Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa).
During the Second World War its two major commands were the Polish First Army and the Polish Second Army. The Polish First Army participated in the liberation of Poland in 1944-45 and both armies took part in overrunning eastern Germany in 1945. LWP units were organized after the Soviet pattern.
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- Polish Committee of National Liberation (Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego or PKWN) - 1944/45
- Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (Rząd Tymczasowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej or RTRP) - 1945
- Provisional Government of National Unity (Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej or TRJN)- 1945/47
- People's Republic of Poland (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa or PRL) - 1944/52 (unofficial), 1952/89 (official)
- Polish government-in-exile
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