Brigade III of the Polish Legions (, , ) was a unit of the

Austro-Hungarian Army The Austro-Hungarian Army, also known as the Imperial and Royal Army,; was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. It consisted of three organisations: the Common Army (, recruited from all parts of Austria-Hungary), ...

, manned by Austrian-Poles. It fought in the first battle of the Eastern Front in

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. It was formed in 1915, and existed until 1917, and was a part of the

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History

The Third Brigade was formed on 8 May 1915, as part of the

. The Brigade commanders included: Zygmunt Zieliński (April 1915 - September 1915), Wiktor Grzesicki (September 1915 - July 1916),

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(July 1916 - October 1916), and Bolesław Roja (?). In 1917 the III Brigade together with the I Brigade followed

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (Poland), Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland (from 1920). In the aftermath of World War I, he beca ...

during the

Oath crisis The Oath crisis (; German language, German: ''Eidkrise'') was a World War I political conflict between the Imperial German Army command and the Józef Piłsudski-led Polish Legions in World War I, Polish Legions. Initially supporting the Central P ...

, refusing to swear the oath, and was disbanded.

Battles

Battles fought by the Third Brigade include: *

(31 July to 3 August 1915) *

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(4 to 6 July 1916)

Organization

The Third Brigade comprised two infantry regiments (the 4th, 5th and the 6th periodically served in it), a cavalry regiment (the 3rd), artillery battalions, and support units.

References

https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/polish_legions https://twitter.com/MNBHQ/status/1425421777858174982 Military units and formations established in 1915 Military units and formations disestablished in 1917 Polish Legions infantry brigades of Austria-Hungary 1915 establishments in Austria-Hungary 1915 establishments in Poland {{Hungary-mil-unit-stub