The Prusy Army (Polish: Armia Prusy) was one of the Polish armies to fight during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. Created in the summer of 1939 as the...
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Poland envisioned by the Prussian Mitteleuropa Plan. The results of the recruiting campaign were dismal. The Polish Armed Forces was nevertheless established...
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The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, pronounced [ˈɕiwɨ ˈzbrɔjnɛ ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlitɛj ˈpɔlskʲɛj]; abbreviated...
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This article presents the military ranks of the entire Polish Armed Forces as well as the rank insignia used today. The system of rank insignia is a direct...
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it can be used to refer to earlier formations as well. Polish Armed Forces consist of the Army (Wojsko Lądowe), Navy (Marynarka) and Air Force (Lotnictwo)...
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and military power and within Germany. The Royal Prussian Army had its roots in the core mercenary forces of Brandenburg-Prussia during the long religious...
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Bundeswehr (redirect from German Armed Forces)
Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and...
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The Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos) are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian...
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the Polish Army; in mod-20s more than half of Jewish recruits had difficulty speaking Polish language (particularly recruits from the former Prussian partition): 97...
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The Russian Ground Forces, also known as the Russian Army in English, are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of...
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Kingdom of Prussia (redirect from Prussian kingdom)
country as a European great power through the victories of the powerful Prussian Army. Prussia made attempts to unify all the German states (excluding the...
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The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy...
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In World War II, the Polish armed forces were the fourth largest Allied forces in Europe, after those of the Soviet Union, United States, and Britain...
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Uhlan (redirect from Polish Lancers)
French: uhlan; German: Ulan; Lithuanian: ulonas; Polish: ułan) is a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance. The uhlans started as Lithuanian...
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capital, was converted into an armed camp, where Dmitry gathered his army. His forces initially included 7,000 Polish soldiers, 10,000 Cossacks, and 10...
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Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) (redirect from Prussian War of the Cities)
soldiers, plus a few thousand armed peasant infantry. They also had more artillery than the Polish army. The Prussian cities were also able to raise...
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Kościuszko Uprising (redirect from Polish War of 1793-1794)
the Russian and Prussian influence on the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poland-Lithuania and the Prussian partition in 1794...
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Military (redirect from Armed forces)
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically...
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broke its alliance with Poland and the Prussian commander of the Lithuanian army, Duke Württemberg, betrayed the Polish-Lithuanian cause by refusing to fight...
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under duress the pagan Old Prussians. Invited after earlier unsuccessful expeditions against the Prussians by Christian Polish princes, the Teutonic Knights...
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Military band (redirect from Harmonic Band of the Turkish Armed Forces)
Norwegian Army Band, Northern Norway Norwegian Army Band, Western Norway (also known as the Norwegian Armed Forces Band) Oslo Home Guard Band Polish Armed Forces...
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January Uprising (redirect from Polish January Uprising)
Langiewicz. She was of Russian-Polish descent and an activist from 1861. She later took part in the Paris Commune and the Franco-Prussian War. Having had four children...
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Irregular military (redirect from Irregular armed group)
non-standard military component that is distinct from a country's national armed forces. Being defined by exclusion, there is significant variance in what comes...
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Poland and Germany have been in many armed conflicts against each other. These include conflicts such as Polish–Teutonic Wars, Silesian Uprisings and World...
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War of the Fourth Coalition (redirect from Prussian Campaign)
decisively defeated the Prussians in an expeditious campaign that culminated at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt on 14 October 1806. French forces under Napoleon occupied...
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soldiers, plus a few thousand armed peasant infantry. They also had more artillery than the Polish army. The Prussian cities were also able to raise...
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Polish side was the First Polish Army. In early 1918, Lenin and Leon Trotsky embarked on the rebuilding of the Russian armed forces. The new Red Army...
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Wehrmacht (redirect from Nazi German armed forces)
'defence force') were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe...
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November Uprising (redirect from Polish uprising of 1930-1931)
November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland...
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War of 1519–1521 (German: Reiterkrieg, lit. 'Rider's War', Polish: Wojna pruska, lit. 'Prussian War') was fought between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic...
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