15-16 February 1918: The Battle of Rarańcza—The Polish Legions, originally part of the Austro-Hungarian Army to advance the cause of Polish statehood against Imperial Russia, angered by the territorial concessions made to Ukraine at Brest-Litvosk, which they saw as detrimental to Polish ambitions, switched sides to ally with the Polish I Corps, formerly in Russian service, & mutinied.
Lest we forget.
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