Blue Army

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The Blue Army, or Haller's Army, was a Polish military contingent created in France during the latter stages of World War I. The name came from the French-issued blue military uniforms worn by the soldiers. The symbolic term used to describe the troops was subsequently adopted by General Józef Haller von Hallenburg to represent all newly organized Polish Legions fighting in western Europe.

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Błękitna Armia; Haller's Army
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    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
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    Charles William Jefferys - Polish Army Bathing at Niagara Camp (CWM 19710261-0205)Charles William Jefferys - Polish Army Bathing at Niagara Camp (CWM 19710261-0205)
    111-SC-24627 - NARA - 55208863111-SC-24627 - NARA - 55208863
    Armia Polska we Francji - personel administracji francusko-polskiej Paul Cazin NAC 1-H-258Armia Polska we Francji - personel administracji francusko-polskiej Paul Cazin NAC 1-H-258
    Polish Army in France WWI recruitment posterPolish Army in France WWI recruitment poster
    Narcyz Witczak-Witaczyński - Szwadron Hallerczyków (107-851-1)Narcyz Witczak-Witaczyński - Szwadron Hallerczyków (107-851-1)
    111-SC-24630 - NARA - 55208869111-SC-24630 - NARA - 55208869
    Jeneral Haller przysiega na wiernosc Sztandarowi. (81937553) (cropped)Jeneral Haller przysiega na wiernosc Sztandarowi. (81937553) (cropped)
    111-SC-24628 - NARA - 55208865111-SC-24628 - NARA - 55208865
    111-SC-24629 - NARA - 55208867111-SC-24629 - NARA - 55208867
    Oficerowie armii gen. Józefa Hallera (22-488)Oficerowie armii gen. Józefa Hallera (22-488)