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
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
Józef Piłsudski
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Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State and first Marshal of Poland. In the aftermath of World War I, he became an increasingly dominant figure in Polish politi
Polish Legions in World War I
…troops and the composition of units changed rapidly. After the Battle of Kostiuchnówka where 2,000 Polish soldiers died delaying a Russian offensive, Józef Piłsudski demanded that the Central Powers issue a guarantee of independence for Poland and partially succeeded. The Polish Legions became the Polish Auxiliary…
Piłsudski, c. 1920s
Piłsudski, 1899
Portrait of Brigadier General Józef Piłsudski, by Jacek Malczewski, 1916