sentences:  After the fall of France on June 25, 1940, Lerski went to Great Britain.In 1941 after taking the commando course he became a "cichociemny"(a member of a secret unit of the Polish Army in exile).Having been parachuted to occupied Poland in February 1943 he served as one of the couriers for the Polish Government in Exile - individuals who risked their life moving between the Polish exiled government in London, England and the Polish Secret State in occupied Poland.