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8th Uhlan Regiment Of Prince Józef Poniatowski
8th Uhlan Regiment of Prince Józef Poniatowski () was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. Until 1939, it was garrisoned in Kraków, and its traditions dated back to 1784, when a cavalry regiment of Prince Józef Poniatowski was formed in Lwow. The ''Prince Poniatowski Regiment'' was part of the Imperial Austrian Army (1806–1867), Imperial Austrian Army, and in the early 20th century was called ''1st Regiment of Austrian Uhlans''. Nevertheless, it was made of ethnic Poles, with Polish officers and Polish traditions. In late 1918 it was renamed into ''1st Land of Kraków Uhlan Regiment'', and after a few years it was renamed again, into ''8th Uhlan Regiment of Prince Jozef Poniatowski''. The regiment was involved in heavy fighting during the Polish-Soviet War. It took part in the Kiev offensive (1920), and then fought against 1st Cavalry Army (Soviet Union), commanded by Semyon Budyonny. It participated in the Battle of Komarow, one of the most importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Army
The Land Forces () are the Army, land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 110,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military history stretches back a millennium – since the 10th century (see List of Polish wars and History of the Polish Army). Poland's modern army was formed after Poland Partitions of Poland, regained independence following World War I in 1918. History 1918–1938 When Poland History of Poland (1918–1939), regained independence in 1918, it recreated its military which participated in the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921, and in the two smaller conflicts ( Polish–Ukrainian War (1918–1919) and the Polish–Lithuanian War (1919–1920)). Initially, right after the First World War, Poland had five military districts (1918–1921): * Poznań Military District (Poznański Okręg Wojskowy), HQ in Poznań * Kraków Military District (Krakowski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
