Definitions

1. Polish Legions (Polish Legiony Polskie) was the name of Polish armed forces created in August of 1914 in Galicia. (Web site)
2. Polish Legions (Polish Legiony Polskie) was the name of several Polish military formations created in 19th and 20th centuries.
3. Polish legions were accompanied by contingents of Germans and Swiss French allies, as well as by the less favoured units of Napoleon's French army.

Polish Military Organization

1. Michał served in the Polish Legions from 1914 until 1917, then in the POW (Polish Military Organization). (Web site)

Front

1. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, the most famous commander of the Polish Legions, in front of his troops.

Duchy

1. The end of the Polish Legions came with the end of Napoleon's career and the existence of the Duchy of Warsaw.

Distinction

1. In August of 1914 he joined the Polish Legions and served with distinction in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade.
2. He served with distinction in the rank of Second Lieutenant and then First Lieutenant in most of the battles of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions. (Web site)

Commander-In-Chief

1. In front of the Palace is the statue of Marshal Józef Piłsudski – Commander-in-Chief of The Polish Legions and Head of State of the Polish Republic.

Brigade

1. At the beginning of WWI Jozef Kustron was fighting as warrant officer with II Brigade of the Polish Legions in East Carpathian Mountains. (Web site)

Military Force

1. One exception was a military force of Poles from the Polish Legions that had fought in Napoleon's army. (Web site)

Creation

1. However it was only in 1797 that the French government agreed to the offer of the Poles and agreed to the creation of Polish Legions. (Web site)

High Value

1. No. 126 is a charity label to raise funds for the Polish Legions in WWI. This is the high value of a set of 4 (several shades for each value).

Anthem

1. Dabrowski - one of leaders of Polish Legions, he's not the author of this anthem. (Web site)
2. The "Anthem of the Polish Legions in Italy", written to the tune of a mazurka between 15 and 21 July 1797, became very popular with the legionnaires.

Fight

1. During the war Polish Legions led by Józef Piłsudski set out to fight for the liberation of Poland, in alliance with Austrian and German troops. (Web site)

German Kaiser

1. However, as a result of the Oath Crisis of July 1917 most of the soldiers of the Polish Legions denied to pledge loyalty to the German kaiser.

Polish Army

1. After the war the officers of the Polish Legions became the backbone of the Polish Army. (Web site)

World War

1. During World War I he was conscripted to the Austro-Hungarian army and then to the First Brigade of the Polish Legions.

France

1. They became known as the Polish Legions and were considered to be a Polish army 'in exile' under command of France.
2. After emigrating to France, he started the work of his life - the creation of the Polish Legions. (Web site)

Italy

1. Dabrowski was given command over the Polish Legions in Italy.
2. The song originated during the formation of the Polish Legions in Italy under the command of General Henryk Dąbrowski.
3. The Polish Legions, organized in Italy, fought in many battles of the Napoleonic era.

Legions

1. Initially the Polish Legions were composed of two legions: the Eastern and the Western. (Web site)

Outbreak

1. A few days after the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, he enlisted in Józef Piłsudski 's Polish Legions. (Web site)
2. Upon the outbreak of the Great War he returned to Poland, to Austro-Hungarian Galicia, where he volunteered for the service in the Polish Legions.
3. After the outbreak of the Great War, in August of 1914 he joined the Polish Legions, where he became a platoon commander in the 1st Regiment.

Poland

1. During World War I the Polish Legions were set up in Galicja, the southern part of Poland under Austrian occupation. (Web site)
2. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski has come down in the history of Poland as the organiser of Polish Legions in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.
3. After the Act of November 5 and the creation of puppet Kingdom of Poland, the Polish Legions were transferred under German command. (Web site)

Polish

1. Still devoted to the Polish cause, Tadeusz Kościuszko took part in creation of the Polish Legions.

Austria

1. Pilsudski considered Russia as the greater enemy and formed Polish Legions to fight for Austria but independently. (Web site)
2. Polish legions, led by Joseph Piłsudski, fought for two years alongside Germany and Austria. (Web site)

Austrian Army

1. The Polish Legions in the Austrian army went to battle, as well as the Pu�awy Legion within the Russian army. (Web site)

French Armies

1. Polish Legions had already been serving in the French armies beforehand. (Web site)

French Army

1. Polish Legions in Italy is the name applied to the several different Polish units serving in the French army from the 1790s to 1810s.

Independence

1. In 1914 Julius joined Józef Piłsudski 's Polish Legions and was captured by the Russians for fighting for the independence of a partitioned Poland.
2. Jews also joined Polish legions in the battle for independence achieved in 1918. (Web site)

Russian Rule

1. After the outbreak of the World War I Kielce were the first Polish city to be liberated from Russian rule by the Polish Legions under Józef Piłsudski. (Web site)

Central Powers

1. The Polish Legions fought against Russia at the side of the Central Powers until 1917.

Piłsudski

1. Drafted into the Austrian army in July 1914, Rydz was transferred in August to the Polish Legions and fought in the famous Polish 1st Brigade of Piłsudski.
2. This changed after Piłsudski resigned his post in September 1916 and the Polish Legions were renamed to Polish Auxiliary Corps (Polski Korpus Posilkowy). (Web site)
3. In 1914- 1917 Beck served in the First Brigade of the Polish Legions, and was aide to Piłsudski.

Polish Legions

1. Piłsudski therefore formed the Polish Legions to assist the Central Powers in defeating Russia as the first step toward full independence for Poland.
2. Pilsudski therefore formed Polish legions to assist the Central Powers in defeating Russia as the first step toward full independence for Poland. (Web site)
3. Dąbrowski is remembered in the history of Poland as the organiser of Polish Legions in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.

Categories

1. Piłsudski
2. Russian Rule
3. Government > Empires > German Empire > Central Powers
4. Kielce
5. Full Independence
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