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| 1st Polish Corps in Russia | |
|---|---|
| I Korpus Polski w Rosji 1-й Польский корпус | |
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| Active | 24 July 1917 – 21 May 1918 |
| Country |  Russian Republic |
| Branch |  Russian Army |
| Size | 29,000 (mid-January 1918) |
| Engagements | World War I Russian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| First Commander | Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki |
1st Polish Corps in Russia (Polish: I Korpus Polski w Rosji; ‹See Tfd›Russian: 1-й Польский корпус) was a military formation formed on 24 July 1917 in Minsk from Polish and Lithuanian personnel[1] serving in the Western and Northern Fronts of the Russian Army.[2]
In the chaotic period at the end of World War I on the Eastern Front, the Polish I Corps fought against the Red Army, cooperated with the German Ober Ost forces in taking Minsk, and after acknowledging the Regency Council in May 1918, it surrendered to the German forces in Babruysk. The soldiers were given safe passage to Warsaw, where they became part of the newly created Polish Army.
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- ^ Steponaitis, V., ed. (1925). "Kareivio laiškas kareiviams" [A Soldier's letter to Soldiers]. Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Kaunas: Vyriausiojo Štabo Karo Mokslo Skyrius. p. 249. ISSN 1392-6489.
- ^ Thomas 2018, p. 23.