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.
The Polish Legions was a name of the Polish military force established in August 1914 in Galicia soon after World War I erupted between the opposing alliances of the Triple Entente on one side and the
Blue Army (Poland)
…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 serving alongside allied forces in France during…
Col. Józef Piłsudski with his staff in front of the Governor's Palace in Kielce, 1914
Col. Józef Piłsudski and his officers, 1915
Tatar uhlans from Grodno area – soldiers of Polish Army in 1919
The last march of the First Cadre Company, August 6th 1939