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469: 302: 99: 81: 37: 289:, succeeded by colonels Żeligowski and Rządkowski, and then general Symon. In mid June the division was deployed to the frontlines in East Galicia. The Division's formation was partially disrupted by the 249:, was created as well. Later, in a reorganization, the Legions were renamed: the Puławy Legion into the 739 New Aleksandrovo Squad and the 740 Lublin Squad. The formation was used in combat against the 727: 253:. The Legion fought on the frontlines from March till September 1915, when it was withdrawn to rest and reinforce. Eventually, the Legion was disbanded in October 1915 and reorganized into the 336: 449: 722: 717: 393: 532:, where it was formed in the summer of 1918. That unit was partially forced to capitulate by late 1920, although most soldiers returned to Poland in the aftermath of the 274: 282: 453: 278: 313:
The Polish Corps were formations organized around the time of the Russian Revolution, grouping together Polish units and focusing on protecting Polish people.
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was formed as part of the Imperial Russian Army in October 1915 on the basis of the previous Legion formation. The Brigade was commanded by general
246: 225:. It was created in late 1914 from volunteers gathered together due to several initiatives, most notably of which was that of the pro-Russian 448:. The III Corps was formed in early 1918 in Ukraine. It numbered about 3,000 people and was never fully fleshed. It was commanded by General 436:, the Germans demanded that the Polish forces surrender. The Poles refused to lay down their arms and was defeated by the Germans at the 226: 732: 281:. The Brigade was deployed to the frontlines in March 1916, at about 8,000 strength. In January 1917 it was reorganized into the 634: 545: 241:. The formation finished organizing in January 1915; at that time it numbered about 1,000 soldiers, and constituted a 417: 323:, in August 1917 in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917, from soldiers of Polish origin serving in the 566: 230: 481: 477: 348: 340: 339:, a Polish faction in the revolutionary and split Russian Empire military. It was commanded by general 306: 290: 172: 125: 441: 389: 238: 370: 316: 677: 699: 425: 332: 324: 222: 184: 103: 420:
and by late March Stankiewicz (and/or Glass) was replaced by the brigade commander, General
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Soldiers of 5th Polish Rifle Division in transport through Siberia, winter 1919/1920
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MATERIAŁY ARCHIWALNE DO DZIEJÓW POLSKICH FORMACJI WOJSKOWYCH W ROSJI (1914–1920)
421: 537: 533: 513: 509: 433: 429: 199:). All the formations (or their remains) were eventually incorporated into the 196: 188: 164: 86: 343:, and numbered about 29,000 soldiers. In the chaotic period at the end of the 711: 359: 250: 192: 520:, before being repatriated to Poland. The 5th Division, also known as the 382: 218: 200: 160: 121: 309:
and officers of the headquarters of the Polish I Corps in Russia in 1918
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Nie tylko korpusy... Inne polskie formacje zbrojne w Rosji 1918–1920
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Military units and formations of White Russia (Russian Civil War)
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is a term used for several Polish military formations formed in
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Military units and formations of Russia in World War I
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Military units and formations of Poland in World War I
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in May 1918, it surrendered to the German forces in
260: 642:, Biuletyn Wojskowej Służby Archiwalnej Nr 25 2002 504:. The 4th Division, under the command of General 396:. The II Corps was formed on 21 December 1917 in 217:Puławy Legion was a Polish military formation of 709: 388:In addition to the I Corps, there were also the 335:. The Corps was formed at the initiative of the 496:regions. Those units were the only part of the 381:, where they became part of the newly created 229:The initiative was supposed to counteract the 464:Polish Forces in Murmansk, Siberia and Odessa 296: 512:from autumn 1918 to August 1919 in southern 377:. The soldiers were given safe passage to 327:. Its goal was to defend Poles inhabiting 319:was a Polish military formation formed in 167:and operating in the period of 1914–1920 ( 35: 467: 351:, the Polish I Corps fought against the 329:parts of Poland under Russian partitions 300: 245:of the Russian Army. A second unit, the 191:forces and the Western powers (both the 670: 668: 516:(near Odessa) and eventually ending in 14: 710: 666: 664: 662: 660: 658: 656: 654: 652: 650: 648: 622: 620: 618: 616: 614: 612: 610: 608: 606: 604: 602: 540:which was engaged in the fighting in 285:. The Division commander was general 183:). Early formations were part of the 18:Polish Armed Forces in the East (WWI) 600: 598: 596: 594: 592: 590: 588: 586: 584: 582: 691: 689: 645: 24: 157:Вооруженные силы Польши на Востоке 25: 744: 579: 408:region disputed by revolutionary 261:Polish Rifle Brigade and Division 149:Polskie Siły Zbrojne na Wschodzie 686: 508:, it operated as an ally of the 418:Brigade II of the Polish Legions 206: 97: 79: 733:Poland in the Russian Civil War 337:Chief Polish Military Committee 141:Polish Armed Forces in the East 30:Polish Armed Forces in the East 450:Eugeniusz de Henning-Michaelis 369:, and after acknowledging the 175:, and the early stages of the 13: 1: 572: 567:Polish Legions in World War I 331:and support the formation of 476:Polish units, namely as the 7: 555: 482:5th Rifle Division (Poland) 478:4th Rifle Division (Poland) 10: 749: 394:Polish III Corps in Russia 297:The Polish Corps in Russia 291:Russian Revolution of 1917 210: 173:Russian Revolution of 1917 126:Russian Revolution of 1917 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Szymanowski 221:, as part of the 181:Polish-Soviet War 135: 134: 16:(Redirected from 740: 702: 697: 693: 684: 676: 672: 643: 628: 624: 526:Siberian Brigade 444:), moved toward 438:battle of Kaniów 287:Tadeusz Bylewski 158: 102: 101: 100: 85: 83: 82: 39: 27: 26: 21: 748: 747: 743: 742: 741: 739: 738: 737: 708: 707: 706: 705: 695: 694: 687: 678:Korpusy Polskie 674: 673: 646: 639:Wayback Machine 626: 625: 580: 575: 558: 546:Edmund Ironside 498:Polish military 466: 371:Regency Council 345:First World War 299: 263: 235:Józef Piłsudski 215: 209: 169:First World War 138: 128: 124: 98: 96: 80: 78: 46: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 746: 736: 735: 730: 725: 720: 704: 703: 685: 644: 577: 576: 574: 571: 570: 569: 564: 557: 554: 538:Murmansk Group 534:Treaty of Riga 528:, operated in 510:White movement 465: 462: 458:Juliusz Rómmel 434:Central Powers 298: 295: 262: 259: 231:Polish Legions 211:Main article: 208: 205: 136: 133: 132: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 94: 90: 89: 87:Russian Empire 76: 72: 71: 68: 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Polish Armed Forces in the East (WWI)

uhlan
Russian Empire
Imperial Russian Army
World War I
Russian Revolution of 1917
Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish
Russian
World War I
Russia
First World War
Russian Revolution of 1917
Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish-Soviet War
Imperial Russian Army
White Russian
German Empire
Entente
Polish Army
Puławy Legion
World War I
Imperial Russian Army
Polish National Committee
Polish Legions
Józef Piłsudski
Austro–Hungarian Army
battalion
Lublin Legion

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