Stanisław Sosabowski, created in Scotland in September 1941, with the exclusive mission to drop into occupied Poland in order to help liberate the country. The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade was formed in Scotland on 23 September 1941. The Polish Brigade was formed in Scotland in September 1941, at the request of its highly experienced commander, Stanislaw Sosabowski; a man who was regarded as a hero by those who served under him, and he enjoyed their total loyalty. The British government, however, pressured the Polish into allowing the unit to be used in the Western theater. It was composed of Polish soldiers who, after the fall of France in 1940, arrived in the United Kingdom. The history of 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade – first big airborne unit of Polish Army. Due to … Operation Market Garden eventually saw the unit sent into action supporting the British 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. The brigade was reinforced by Some of us have been or are active soldiers of Polish Airborne Forces. The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade would fight for Poland on Polish territory. I love the early photos of the Polish paratrooper in Scotland wearing the 1st model British paratrooper helmets with the Polish eagle stenciled to the front. The Brigade was placed under the command of Major General Urquhart. Swooping Eagle The story of how your Polish relative became a soldier in Poland, was falsely arrested & exiled to the USSR, released, joined Anders army, escaped the USSR via The Middle East and then ended up in Scotland in the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade. Swooping Eagle The story of how your Polish relative became a soldier in Poland, was falsely arrested & exiled to the USSR, released, joined Anders army, escaped the USSR via The Middle East and then ended up in Scotland in the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade. Almost 400 Polish soldiers had qualified as paratroopers at the British training school in Manchester. However, gliders carrying the Brigade’s anti-tank guns were able to take off but, as they were about to land at Arnhem, a major German attack overran their designated landing zone. The intention was that the Polish Parachute Brigade would be used for operations in Poland. On 19 September, it had been planned to drop the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade to the south of Arnhem Bridge but bad weather forced a postponement. Tents within the grounds (Malpy Gaj) visible. However, gliders carrying the Brigade’s anti-tank guns were able to take off but, as they were about to land at Arnhem, a major German attack overran their designated landing zone. The 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade was formed in Leven, Scotland, on the 23rd September 1941, as The Polish Parachute Brigade. The 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade (1.Polska Samodzielna Brygada Spadochronowa) was formed in Scotland on 23 September 1941. Driel Commemoration of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of General Sosabowski In September 1944, around 1,000 parachutists from the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of General Sosabowski were dropped at Driel.