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Polish Legions


Polish Legions


Polish Legions (Polish: Legiony Polskie) may refer to, in chronological order:

Before World War I

  • Polish Legions (Napoleonic era), created by Henryk Dąbrowski during the Napoleonic Wars
    • Danube Legion
    • Legion of the Vistula
  • Polish Legion in Portugal, created in 1828 during Liberal Wars
  • Polish Legion in Hungary, created in 1848 during Hungarian Revolution of 1848
  • Mickiewicz's Legion, formed by Adam Mickiewicz in Rome in 1848
  • Polish Legion in Turkey, formed under Józef Jagmin in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
  • 58th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a.k.a. the Polish Legion, commanded in the U.S. Civil War by Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski

World War I and aftermath

  • Polska Siła Zbrojna
  • Blue Army (Poland)
  • Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division
  • Polish 2nd Legions' Infantry Regiment
  • Polish 3rd Legions Infantry Division
  • Polish Legion in Finland

See also

  • Polish Armed Forces in the East
  • Polish Armed Forces in the West
  • Union of Active Struggle
  • Riflemen's Association
  • Polish Rifle Squads
  • Polish Military Organisation
  • First Cadre Company
  • Polish Military Organization of Upper Silesia
  • Legion (disambiguation)

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