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Poland

2 wars

Wars fought on the land of today's Poland or by its peoples.

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Wars

World War IIIraq War
1950 CE2000 CE

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  1. War

    World War II
    Allies

    Soviet Union (from 1941), United States, United Kingdom, Republic of China (Nationalist government), France, and Second Polish Republic

    against
    Axis

    Nazi Germany, Empire of Japan, and Kingdom of Italy (until 1943)

    The Allies won: Germany surrendered unconditionally on 8 May 1945 and Japan on 2 September 1945.

  2. War

    Iraq War
    US-led coalition and the post-2003 Iraqi governments

    United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland, Kurdish Peshmerga, and Iraqi governments after 2003

    against
    Ba'athist Iraq, then the insurgent groups

    Ba'athist Iraq (Saddam Hussein's government), Ba'athist and Sunni insurgent groups, Al-Qaeda in Iraq / Islamic State of Iraq, and Mahdi Army

    Saddam Hussein's government fell in April 2003 and new Iraqi governments were formed under occupation; the last US troops left in December 2011, while violence inside Iraq continued.