Rather than the British, US, Canadians, etc raising new formations to serve in their own armies, I'm wondering whether there would be any prospect of the Allies trying to raise an actual Polish Army in exile loyal to the Polish Government in Exile which was based in London right up until 1990 IRL. Obviously "Army" would probably be a relative term - strength wise it might only consist of a handful of Battalions of emigres from throughout Western Europe and North America, perhaps at best a Division, however it might have considerable political and propaganda value, particularly if efforts were being made to encourage Polish units to defect en masse to the west...Politically it makes the NATO push into Poland easier to represent as a liberation rather than a (German led / instigated) invasion. I'm thinking the spin could be something along the lines of the pro Western Polish soldiers being presented as fighting for the legitimate (as far as the Allies were concerned) Government of Poland to free their oppressed homeland from the Communists.
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