17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment

17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment
17 Pułk Ułanów Wielkopolskich
Badge of the regiment
Active1918 – 1939
Country Poland
BranchWielkopolska Cavalry Brigade
TypeUhlan
RoleCavalry
Garrison/HQLeszno
AnniversariesMay 7
EngagementsGreater Poland Uprising
Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish-Soviet War

May Coup
World War II

17th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment of King Bolesław Chrobry (Polish: 17 Pułk Ułanów Wielkopolskich im. Króla Bolesława Chrobrego, 17 puł) was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. Formed in late 1918, it was garrisoned in Leszno. The regiment, whose patron was King Bolesław Chrobry (since May 6, 1939), fought in the Polish–Soviet War and the 1939 Invasion of Poland, as part of Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade.

Wielkopolska BK w 1938