Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Blue Army (Polish: Błękitna Armia), or Haller's Army was a Polish military contingent created in France during the latter stages of World War I. The name comes from the blue army uniforms worn by the soldiers; the symbolic term used to describe the troops, was then subsequently adopted by General Józef Haller de Hallenburg, to represent all newly formed Polish Legions, fighting in western Europe.The army was formed on 4 June 1917, composed of Polish volunteers serving alongside the allied forces in France. After fighting on the Western Front during World War I, the army was transferred to Poland; where it joined other Polish military formations battling in the east. During the Polish-Ukrainian War, the Blue Army helped to break a stalemate in Poland's favor; and during the Polish-Bolshevik War, Haller's troops played a critical role in the country's successful defense against the advancing Bolshevik forces.During the fighting on the Ukrainian front, elements of the Blue Army were involved in antisemitic violence, where political Jewish organizations found themselves sharing ideological platforms with Bolshevik Russia, as well as communist elements in Western Ukraine, and post-war revolutionary Germany.. }
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- Blue_Army_(Poland) abstract "The Blue Army (Polish: Błękitna Armia), or Haller's Army was a Polish military contingent created in France during the latter stages of World War I. The name comes from the blue army uniforms worn by the soldiers; the symbolic term used to describe the troops, was then subsequently adopted by General Józef Haller de Hallenburg, to represent all newly formed Polish Legions, fighting in western Europe.The army was formed on 4 June 1917, composed of Polish volunteers serving alongside the allied forces in France. After fighting on the Western Front during World War I, the army was transferred to Poland; where it joined other Polish military formations battling in the east. During the Polish-Ukrainian War, the Blue Army helped to break a stalemate in Poland's favor; and during the Polish-Bolshevik War, Haller's troops played a critical role in the country's successful defense against the advancing Bolshevik forces.During the fighting on the Ukrainian front, elements of the Blue Army were involved in antisemitic violence, where political Jewish organizations found themselves sharing ideological platforms with Bolshevik Russia, as well as communist elements in Western Ukraine, and post-war revolutionary Germany.".