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The Polish Legions (Polish: Legiony Polskie) was a name of the Polish military force (the first active Polish army in generations) [1] established in August 1914 in Galicia soon after World War I erupted between the opposing alliances of the Triple Entente on one side (comprising the British Empire, the French Republic and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers on the other side ...
450,000 Poles died and around one million were wounded while fighting in the Austrian, Russian, and German armies, which by 1916 included close to 2 million Polish soldiers. [11] Several hundred thousand Polish civilians were moved to labor camps in Germany, [12] and 800,000 were deported by the Russians from Congress Poland to the East. [11]
1st Brigade, Polish Legions: 19 December 1914: July 1917: Eastern Front: Łowczówek, Konary, Jastków, Kostiuchnówka: 2nd Brigade, Polish Legions: 8 May 1915: 15 March 1918 (became the 5th Polish Rifle Division, part of the II Polish Corps in Russia) Eastern Front: Battle of Britain, The Blitz: 3rd Brigade, Polish Legions: 8 May 1915: July ...
This is a chronological list of wars in which Poland or its predecessor states of took an active part, extending from the reign of Mieszko I (960–992) to the present. This list does not include peacekeeping operations (such as UNPROFOR, UNTAES or UNMOP), humanitarian missions or training missions supported by the Polish Armed Forces.
Polish Legions infantry brigades of Austria-Hungary (3 P) Pages in category "Polish Legions in World War I" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
The unit was formed in mid-December 1914 (or March 1915, sources vary), as part of the Polish Legions in World War I.The Brigade was first commanded by an Austrian officer, Ferdynand Küttner, and from 14 July 1916 by a Polish officer, Józef Haller de Hallenburg.
Memorial badge of the I Brigade Operations of the Polish Legions. Brigade I of the Polish Legions (Polish: I Brygada Legionów Polskich, Austrian German: Brigade I der Polnischen Legion, Hungarian: A Lengyel Légió I. Dandárja) was a unit of Austro-Hungarian Army, manned by Poles under Austrian occupation, part of the Polish Legions in World War I, existing from 1914 to 1917.
Pages in category "Polish legionnaires (World War I)" The following 123 pages are in this category, out of 123 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .