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
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The Central Powers, also known as the Central Empires, were one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I. It consisted of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the K
Polish Legions in World War I
…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…
Leaders of the Central Powers (left to right): Wilhelm II of Germany; Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary; Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire; Ferdinand I of Bulgaria; The caption reads: "Vereinte Kräfte führen zum Ziel" ("United Powers Lead to the Goal")
The Ottomans enter the conflict: propaganda postcard.
German propaganda postcard magnifying Bulgaria’s intervention in the conflict. Inscription: Bulgarien mit uns! Bulgaria with us!.
German soldiers on the battlefield in August 1914 on the Western Front, shortly after the outbreak of war