Polish Armed Forces In The East (1914–1920)
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Polish Armed Forces In The East (1914–1920)
Polish Armed Forces in the East (, ) around World War I is a term used for several Polish military formations formed in Russia and operating in the period of 1914–1920 (First World War, Russian Revolution of 1917, and the early stages of the Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War). Early formations were part of the Imperial Russian Army. Later, during the Russian Revolution, the Polish formations were mainly allied to the White Russian forces and the Western powers (both the German Empire and the Entente). All the formations (or their remains) were eventually incorporated into the Polish Army by 1920. Puławy Legion Puławy Legion was a Polish military formation of World War I, as part of the Imperial Russian Army. Jacek Woyno, MATERIAŁY ARCHIWALNE DO DZIEJÓW POLSKICH FORMACJI WOJSKOWYCH W ROSJI (1914–1920)'', Biuletyn Wojskowej Służby Archiwalnej Nr 25 2002 It was created in late 1914 from volunteers gathered together due to several initiatives, most notably of w ...
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Uhlan
Uhlan (; ; ; ; ) is a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance. The uhlans started as Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, Lithuanian irregular cavalry, that were later also adopted by other countries during the 18th century, including Polish Armed Forces, Poland, French Army, France, Imperial Russian Army, Russia, Prussian Army, Prussia, Royal Saxon Army, Saxony, and Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor, Austria. The term "lancer" was often used interchangeably with "uhlan"; the lancer regiments later formed for the British Army were directly inspired by the uhlans of other armies (even though they were never known by that name). Uhlans traditionally wore a double-breasted short-tailed jacket with a coloured ''plastron'' panel at the front, a coloured sash, and a square-topped Polish lancer cap (, also called ). This cap or cavalry helmet was derived from a traditional Polish cap design, formalised and stylised for military use. Their lances were traditionally topped wit ...
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