Marcin Parzyński
@marcin_par
anything man-made and flying; history; photography; in fact lots of other things. RT = found something interesting
Fiat Tipo 2B of the automotive unit of the Polish Legions HQ, 1915-16. Note a warmer on the hood of the car, a steel bail installed along the car to protect the vehicle against ropes stretched across the road and an additional spotlight mounted on the left side of the car.
The encampment of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions near Konstantynów - August 1915. During this period, Legion units were engaged in pursuit battles with the retreating Russian army, culminating in the Legions crossing the Bug River on 19 August, 1915. A WW1 postcard
4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade of the Polish Legions - doctors and medics (in uniforms), and soldiers (without) during delousing of uniforms, Volhynia, summer 1916. (note that a soldier isn't naked as long as he has his cap on 😎)
#OTD 144 years ago, 22 July 1881 Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski was born.
The picture shows Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski - general, adjutant to Józef Piłsudski, politician, physician, diplomat, poet, artist, and formally, for one day, President of the Republic of Poland. One of the most colorful figures of interwar Warsaw. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%…
Soldiers of the Polish Legions during their morning routine - Rafajłowa, Eastern Carpathians, winter 1914/15. A WW1 postcard.
2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions - funeral of the fallen (unknown whether own, the enemies', or both), Volhynia, March 14, 1916
The 4th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions marching with the orchestra at the front, 1915. A WW1 postcard.
Field stable of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment of the Polish Legions at a camp in Piaseczna, Volhynia 1916
Soldiers of the 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment (abbreviation of the unit designation on the right side of the photo) of the Polish Legions, 1916 A WW1 postcard, published by the 1st Infantry Regiment.
As many as 163 pairs of graduates from six Polish secondary schools in Vilnius, Lithuania participated in the tradition of dancing the Polonez! One of the most beautiful new Polish traditions of Vilnius!
"Rest during the march" - a postcard issued by the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions, 1916
Józef Świrysz-Ryszkiewicz (2nd Uhlan Squadron, 2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions) - "Skirmish at Horochlina, 26 October 1914 (Wąsowicz's uhlans)", a WW1 postcard
Then and now Austro-Hungarian WW1 war cemetery No. 8 - Nowy Żmigród, Poland 1 - a photo from the early 1920s 2 - my photo
4th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions - delousing time, Volhynia 1916
1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the Polish Legions, commanded by Capt. Andrzej Galica (soon to be the Regiment's commander), on the march, 1915. A WW1 postcard.
Józef Świrysz-Ryszkiewicz (2nd Uhlan squadron of the Polish Legions) - "At Nadwórna", a WW1 postcard. The Battle of Nadwórna in the Eastern Carpathians, fought on October 24, 1914, involved the Polish Legions units clashing with Russian forces of the Caucasian Cossack Division.
Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions escorting Russian PoW's - Rafajłowa, Eastern Carpathians, winter 1914/1915 A WW1 postcard.
There’s always one (or two) who stares at the camera, even though he was told not to. Soldiers of the Polish Legions playing cards in Warsaw barracks, December 1916.
