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2 unusual facts about 49th Hutsul Rifle Regiment


49th Hutsul Rifle Regiment

Finally, on September 14, it found itself in the area of Sadowa Wisznia and Jaworów.

Most of its soldiers were Hutsuls (firstly volunteers, then conscripts), and this was recognized by the headquarters of the Polish Army, which on April 12, 1937 decided to name its 1st Battalion as the Hutsul Battalion of the Polish Legions, in appreciation of the outstanding World War I service of the Hutsul Company of the Polish Legions.



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