Blue Army

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The Blue Army was a Polish military force formed in France during World War I, composed largely of Polish volunteers and expatriates, that played a key role in Poland’s fight for independence and subsequent border conflicts.

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Blue Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation ⓘ
allegiance Entente Powers ⓘ
Polish National Committee ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Haller’s Army ⓘ
Polish Army in France ⓘ
branch Army ⓘ
commander Józef Haller ⓘ
composedOf Polish expatriates ⓘ
Polish prisoners of war from German and Austro-Hungarian armies ⓘ
Polish volunteers ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
disbandedIn 1920 ⓘ
equipmentSupplier France ⓘ
formationYear 1917 ⓘ
formedDuring World War I ⓘ
formedIn France ⓘ
foughtIn Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) ⓘ
Polish–Soviet War ⓘ
Polish–Ukrainian War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
border conflicts of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
integratedInto Polish Army ⓘ
integratedIntoYear 1919 ⓘ
language Polish ⓘ
namedAfter Józef Haller ⓘ
notableCommander Józef Haller ⓘ
partOf Polish Armed Forces ⓘ
primaryObjective restoration of an independent Polish state ⓘ
recruitmentArea Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
France ⓘ
United States ⓘ
other countries with Polish communities ⓘ
role artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
support units ⓘ
significance contributed to securing Poland’s post-World War I borders ⓘ
played a key role in Poland’s fight for independence ⓘ
size approximately 70,000 soldiers ⓘ
supportedBy France ⓘ
United States-based Polish diaspora ⓘ
usedEquipmentOf French Army ⓘ
usedUniformsOf French Army ⓘ

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Józef Haller → commanded → Blue Army ⓘ