7th Legions' Infantry Regiment (; abbreviated 7 pp Leg.) was an interwar

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infantry regiment that existed from 1918 until 1939. Garrisoned first in

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and then in

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, it was part of the 3rd Legions Infantry Division. The regiment was formed on May 1, 1918, in the centers of Polish Armed Forces (1917–1918) at

and

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. The new unit, which at that time was called 1st Infantry Regiment consisted of three infantry battalions and a company of machine guns. In November 1918, its soldiers disarmed German garrisons of

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, Ostrów Mazowiecka and Malkinia. In early February 1919, the regiment was renamed the 7th Legions Infantry Regiment, to fight in the

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. In the

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, the 7th Legions Infantry Regiment was stationed in the garrison of

, as part of the 3rd Legions Infantry Division. On September 24, 1933, during a special ceremony attended by President

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and General

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, a monument dedicated to the soldiers of the regiment killed in the wars of 1918–1920 was unveiled in Chełm.

Commandants

* Colonel Karol Udalowski (1 V 1918 – 16 III 1920) * Colonel Zdzislaw Mackowski (since 17 VII 1920) * Colonel Michal Micewicz * Colonel Mieczyslaw Wieckowski (XI 1925 – † 13 V 1926) * Colonel Stanislaw Borowiec (X 1926 – VI 1930) * Colonel Stanislaw Dabek (VI 1930–1937) * Colonel Wladyslaw Muzyka

Symbols

On September 22, 1921, in

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, the anniversary of the

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, Colonel

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handed the flag to the regiment. It was funded by the Landowners' Association of the

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, and the ceremony was attended by Bishop . The badge, approved in 1928, was in the shape of the cross, with the 1916 Eagle of the Polish Legions and the initials ''7 PPL''.

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