Photos from the collection of the Museum of Wielkopolska Insurgents in Lusow

Photos from the collection of the Museum of Wielkopolska Insurgents in Lusow

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  • Soldiers of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during training. Northern Greater Poland, June 1919
    Soldiers of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during training. Northern Greater Poland, June 1919
  • Standard of the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle Regiment during a consecration event. Biedrusko, 29 May 1919. General Dowbor-Muśnicki's daughter was one of the godmothers (first on the right).
    Standard of the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle Regiment during a consecration event. Biedrusko, 29 May 1919. General Dowbor-Muśnicki's daughter was one of the godmothers (first on the right).
  • Funeral of the fallen soldiers of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment and the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle in Igumen (Belarus), 14 August 1919.
    Funeral of the fallen soldiers of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment and the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle in Igumen (Belarus), 14 August 1919.
  • Rifleman of the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Biedrusko, Spring 1919
    Rifleman of the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Biedrusko, Spring 1919
  • Soldiers of the 2nd mounted battery of the mounted artillery division, led by Lieutenants Milewski and Suzin. Igumen (Belarus), 17 August 1919.
    Soldiers of the 2nd mounted battery of the mounted artillery division, led by Lieutenants Milewski and Suzin. Igumen (Belarus), 17 August 1919.
  • Grave of Seweryn Jerzyk, from the 12th company of the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, who died of disease. The grave lies under the mound of the 1st Corps in Babruysk, some time after 13 October 1919.
    Grave of Seweryn Jerzyk, from the 12th company of the 3rd Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, who died of disease. The grave lies under the mound of the 1st Corps in Babruysk, some time after 13 October 1919.
  • Officers of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment, the 2nd Mounted Battery and the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, with the commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Division (14 DP) General Daniel Konarzewski in an officers’ casino in Babruysk , 8 July 1920.
    Officers of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment, the 2nd Mounted Battery and the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, with the commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Division (14 DP) General Daniel Konarzewski in an officers’ casino in Babruysk , 8 July 1920.
  • Parade of one of the squadrons of the 4th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment (the 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment), Poznań, 11 December 1919
    Parade of one of the squadrons of the 4th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment (the 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment), Poznań, 11 December 1919
  • Uhlans of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during a requisition in the village of Kurhany (approx. 12 km north of Babruysk) carried out as punishment for concealing Bolshevik grenadiers. September 1919
    Uhlans of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during a requisition in the village of Kurhany (approx. 12 km north of Babruysk) carried out as punishment for concealing Bolshevik grenadiers. September 1919
  • Soldiers of an unknown unit. Note the German buckle with an eagle. 1919
    Soldiers of an unknown unit. Note the German buckle with an eagle. 1919
  • General Dowbor-Muśnicki on a mare named Panna Europejska (European Lady), Summer 1919.
    General Dowbor-Muśnicki on a mare named Panna Europejska (European Lady), Summer 1919.
  • Senior sapper of the 1st Greater Poland Sapper Battalion, 1919
    Senior sapper of the 1st Greater Poland Sapper Battalion, 1919
  • Poznań-Lviv Voluntary Company, Lviv, April 1919
    Poznań-Lviv Voluntary Company, Lviv, April 1919
  • Officers of the 2nd Greater Poland Field Artillery Regiment (17th FAR), winter 1919/1920. 
    Officers of the 2nd Greater Poland Field Artillery Regiment (17th FAR), winter 1919/1920. 
  • Senior cannoneer from one of the field artillery regiments, 1919. Note the two silver badges.
    Senior cannoneer from one of the field artillery regiments, 1919. Note the two silver badges.
  • Staff members of the 2nd battalion, 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, Babruysk, March 1920. 
    Staff members of the 2nd battalion, 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, Babruysk, March 1920. 
  • Ceremonious awarding of the standard to the 7th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Chodzież, 1 March 1920
    Ceremonious awarding of the standard to the 7th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Chodzież, 1 March 1920
  • Soldiers of the 11th Company, the 6th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, Kamionna, September 1919. The person sitting is the senior sergeant (head) of the 11th Company of the 6th GPRR, Jan Roszak. Standing, from the right: Walenty Szymandera, Jan Sobecki and Jan Woźniak.
    Soldiers of the 11th Company, the 6th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment, Kamionna, September 1919. The person sitting is the senior sergeant (head) of the 11th Company of the 6th GPRR, Jan Roszak. Standing, from the right: Walenty Szymandera, Jan Sobecki and Jan Woźniak.
  • Corporal Jan Wieruszewski of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment, Babruysk 1919/1920
    Corporal Jan Wieruszewski of the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment, Babruysk 1919/1920
  • Soldiers of the 10th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment with a MG 08/15 gun, summer 1919.
    Soldiers of the 10th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment with a MG 08/15 gun, summer 1919.
  • General Konarzewski (Commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Division) and Colonel Paszkiewicz (Commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment) during the funeral of the fallen soldiers of the regiment. Babruysk, November 1919
    General Konarzewski (Commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Division) and Colonel Paszkiewicz (Commander of the 1st Greater Poland Rifle Regiment) during the funeral of the fallen soldiers of the regiment. Babruysk, November 1919
  • Soldier of an unknown unit, 1920
    Soldier of an unknown unit, 1920
  • Lieutenant Klemens Rembowski (sitting in the window), 1919
    Lieutenant Klemens Rembowski (sitting in the window), 1919
  • 5th Reserve Battalion Company of the 11th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Śrem, 12 August 1919
    5th Reserve Battalion Company of the 11th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Śrem, 12 August 1919
  • Corporal Jan Wieruszewski from the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment with his friends, Poznań 1919.
    Corporal Jan Wieruszewski from the 1st Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment with his friends, Poznań 1919.
  • Oath of the People’s Guard. Poznań, 23 February 1919
    Oath of the People’s Guard. Poznań, 23 February 1919
  • Oath of the Greater Poland Armies. Poznań, 26 January 1919
    Oath of the Greater Poland Armies. Poznań, 26 January 1919
  • Ceremony of Poland’s marriage to the sea. Poznań, 11 February 1920
    Ceremony of Poland’s marriage to the sea. Poznań, 11 February 1920
  • Ceremonious awarding of the standard to the 9th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Krotoszyn, 1 November 1919
    Ceremonious awarding of the standard to the 9th Greater Poland Rifle Regiment. Krotoszyn, 1 November 1919
  • 3rd Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during a ceremony on May 3 Constitution Day. Ławica, 3 May 1919
    3rd Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during a ceremony on May 3 Constitution Day. Ławica, 3 May 1919
  • Parade on the occasion of Italy’s bank holiday. Poznań, 11 November 1919
    Parade on the occasion of Italy’s bank holiday. Poznań, 11 November 1919
  • Soldiers of an unknown unit, 1919
    Soldiers of an unknown unit, 1919