London, England. 1941. With the over running of Poland and the 1941 invasion of Russia by ...

Accession Number P02018.039
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

London, England. 1941. With the over running of Poland and the 1941 invasion of Russia by Germany, new political implications emerge. The Prime Minister of the Polish Government in exile (in London), General Sikorski (left), and the Soviet Ambassador in London, M. Maisky (right), sign a pact of friendship between Poland and Russia, watched by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the British Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden.

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