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Polish Legions ( pl, Legiony Polskie, links=no) may refer to, in chronological order:


Before World War I

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Polish Legions (Napoleonic period) The Polish Legions ( pl, Legiony Polskie we Włoszech; also known as the Dąbrowski Legions) in the Napoleonic period, were several Polish military units that served with the French Army, mainly from 1797 to 1803, although some units continu ...
, created by Henryk Dąbrowski during the Napoleonic Wars ** Danube Legion ** Legion of the Vistula * Polish Legion in Portugal, created in 1828 during
Liberal Wars The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War (), the War of the Two Brothers () or Miguelite War (), was a war between liberalism, liberal Constitutional monarchy, constitutionalists and conservative Absolutism (European history) ...
* Polish Legion in Hungary, created in 1848 during
Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 or fully Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. Although th ...
* Mickiewicz's Legion, formed by Adam Mickiewicz in Rome in 1848 *
Polish Legion in Turkey The Polish Legion in Turkey ( pl, Legion Polski w Turcji) was a military force formed in Istanbul by emigrants from Partitioned Poland to fight with the Ottoman Army in the Russo-Turkish War that lasted from 1877 to 1878. At the beginning of the ...
, 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) The Blue Army (Polish: ''Błękitna Armia''; French: ''Armée bleue''), or Haller's Army, was a Polish military contingent created in France during the latter stages of World War I. The name came from the French-issued blue military uniforms ...
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Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division () was a tactical unit of the Polish Army between the World Wars. Formed on February 20, 1919, partially of veterans of the I Brigade of the Polish Legions, the unit saw extensive action during the Polish-Bol ...
* Polish 2nd Legions' Infantry Regiment * Polish 3rd Legions Infantry Division * Polish Legion in Finland


See also

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Polish Armed Forces in the East The Polish Armed Forces in the East ( pl, Polskie Siły Zbrojne na Wschodzie), also called Polish Army in the USSR, were the Polish military forces established in the Soviet Union during World War II. Two armies were formed separately and at ...
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Polish Armed Forces in the West The Polish Armed Forces in the West () refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. Polish forces were also raised within Soviet territories; th ...
* Union of Active Struggle *
Riflemen's Association The Polish Riflemen's Association known as ''Związek Strzelecki'' (or more commonly, in the plural form as ''Związki Strzeleckie'') formed in great numbers prior to World War I. One of the better known associations called "Strzelec" (Riflemen's ...
* Polish Rifle Squads *
Polish Military Organisation The Polish Military Organisation, PMO ( pl, Polska Organizacja Wojskowa, POW) was a secret military organization which formed during World War I (1914-1918). Józef Piłsudski founded the group in August 1914; it adopted the name ''POW'' in Nove ...
* First Cadre Company * Polish Military Organization of Upper Silesia *
Legion (disambiguation) Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 179 ...
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