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Many Polish soldiers, officers, and volunteers therefore emigrated, especially to the parts of Italy under French rule or serving as client states or sister republics to France (leading to the expression, "the Polish Legions in Italy") and to France itself, where they joined forces with the local military. The number of Polish recruits soon ...
The 1st Polish Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (French: 1er régiment de chevau-légers lanciers de la Garde impériale (polonais); Polish: 1. Pułk Szwoleżerów-Lansjerów Gwardii Cesarskiej (Polski)) was a foreign Polish light cavalry lancers regiment which served as part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard during the Napoleonic Wars.
The cadre of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw was formed by the legionnaires of the Polish Legions. [1] [2] In addition, it was filled by older soldiers from the military of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, who responded to the call to arms of Józef Poniatowski, and patriotic youth. [3]
Articles relating to the Polish Legions (1797-1815), several Polish military units that served with the French Army in the Napoleonic era, mainly from 1797 to 1803, although some units continued to serve until 1815.
Pages in category "Polish military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 346 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Polish Legion in Portugal, created in 1828 during Liberal Wars; Polish Legion in Hungary, created in 1848 during Hungarian Revolution of 1848; Mickiewicz's Legion, formed by Adam Mickiewicz in Rome in 1848; Polish Legion in Turkey, formed under Józef Jagmin in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) 58th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a.k.a ...
Pages in category "Polish legionnaires (Napoleonic period)" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Note: Except for the above, all World War II legions fought on the German side. Free Arabian Legion, Arab volunteers, notably from Iraq, and North Africa fighting on the German side. Armenian or Armenische Legion, name given to the 812th Armenian Battalion of the German Army, made up largely of Armenian Red Army prisoners of war