Category: Poland, World War I
Categories: Poland, Wars and Conflicts | World War I
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Poland DID NOT EXIST until 1918, after the end of WWI. The three regions that controlled this area prior were:
"On July 28th 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, provoking much of Europe to join into the fight. At the time, Poland had ceased to exist for the past 119 years, due to a series of partitions by Russia, Prussia and Austria. Thus, the start of World War I presented a perfect opportunity to fight for the Polish cause. Polish politicians soon made their way to Vienna, in hopes of creating Polish military formations within the Austro-Hungarian Army. Although successful in formation, fighting for Poland proved to be a difficult act. On August 6th, 1914, Józef Piłsudski issued an order calling for the Polish Army to cross the Russian border in hopes of provoking an anti-Russian uprising within Kielce. This act however, proved unsuccessful as many local Poles remained loyal to Russia."[1]
The Polish Legions (Polish: Legiony Polskie) was a name of the Polish military force (the first active Polish army in generations) established in August 1914 in Galicia soon after World War I erupted between the opposing alliances of the Triple Entente on one side (comprising the British Empire, the French Republic and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers on the other side, comprising the German Empire and Austria-Hungary. The Legions became "a founding myth for the creation of modern Poland" in spite of their considerably short existence; they were replaced by the Polish Auxiliary Corps (Polish: Polski Korpus Posiłkowy) formation on 20 September 1916, merged with Polish II Corps in Russia on 19 February 1918 for the Battle of Rarańcza against Austria-Hungary, and disbanded following the military defeat at the Battle of Kaniów in May 1918, against Imperial Germany. General Haller escaped to France to form the Polish Blue Army (Polish: Błękitna Armia) in the West against the anti-Polish German-Bolshevik treaty. [2]
- Battle of Łowczówek: This battle took place from December 22–25, 1914, between the First Brigade of the Polish Legions and Imperial Russia. The Polish forces were able to delay the Russian offensive, allowing the Austrian army to withdraw.
- Battle of Łódź: This battle took place from November 11–December 6, 1914, near the city of Łódź.
- Battle of Nowy Korczyn: This battle took place on September 23–24, 1914.
- Battle of Laski and Anielin: This battle took place from October 21–26, 1914.
- Battle of Mołotków: This battle took place on October 29, 1914.
- Battle of Krzywopłoty: This battle took place on November 17–18, 1914.
- Battle of Marcinkowice: This battle took place on December 5–6, 1914.
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