Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, an act that drew the Soviets and Poles together in a shaky alliance.
The Soviets and the Poles became allies because of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.
In outline, The Limey is a lean little B-movie revenge melodrama about a felonious Brit (Terence Stamp) who's newly sprung from prison and flies to Southern California to get to the bottom of his beautiful daughter's  My name's Wilson ...