Kozacy w szeregach 1 Dywizjonu Ułanów Górnośląskich
Cossack soldiers in the ranks of the Upper-Silesian Uhlan battalions

Summary/Abstract: This contribution approaches a not widely known fact of the participation in the Third Silesian Uprising of volunteers from Russian formations that aided the Polish Army. The group of Cossacks came to Upper Silesia in June 1920. Within the 1st Battalion of Upper-Silesian Uhlans they formed the 3rd Ural-Cossack Squadron commanded by lieutenant colonel Filimonow. They quartered at Lubliniec and operated around Olesno. They left the territory of insurgent operations together with the rest of the cavalry formations on 30th June 1922.

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