Blue Army (Poland)
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The so-called Blue Army, or Haller's Army, officially Armia Polska we Francji, was a Polish military contingent created in France during the latter stages of World War I. The name came from the French
General Józef Haller swearing for the Polish flag when he was nominated to command the Blue Army, c. 1918
The leaders of the Polish armies
Komitet Narodowy Polski (Polish National Committee) sanctioned by France and other Western Allies as a provisional Polish government in Paris, 1918
Flag offered to the Polish Army in France from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Józef Haller
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Józef Haller von Hallenburg was a Polish lieutenant general and legionary in the Polish Legions during the First World War. He was a harcmistrz, the president of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Associ
Blue Army (Poland)
…from the French-issued blue military uniforms worn by the soldiers. The symbolic term used to describe the troops was subsequently adopted by General Józef Haller von Hallenburg to represent all newly organized Polish Legions fighting in western Europe. The army was formed on 4 June 1917, and was made up of Polish volunteers…
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Józef Haller's house in Władysławowo
Haller in a Polish uniform
Józef Haller in an undated photo