1. History
    Battles 

2. Organization

3. References

Brigade III of the Polish Legions ({{lang-pl|III Brygada Legionów Polskich}}) was a unit of the Austro-Hungarian Army, manned by Austrian Poles. It was formed in 1915, existed till 1917, and was a part of the Polish Legions in World War I.

History

The Third Brigade was formed on 8 May 1915, as part of the Polish Legions in World War I.

The Brigade commanders included: Zygmunt Zieliński (April 1915 - September 1915), Wiktor Grzesicki (September 1915 - July 1916), Stanisław Szeptycki (July 1916 - October 1916), and Bolesław Roja (?).

In 1917 the III Brigade together with the I Brigade followed Józef Piłsudski during the Oath crisis, refusing to swear the oath, and was disbanded.

Battles

Major battles fought by the Third Brigade included:

• battle of Jastków (31 July to 3 August 1915)
• Battle of Kostiuchnówka (4 to 6 July 1916)

Organization

The Third Brigade comprised 2 infantry regiments (the 4th, 5th and the 6th periodically served in it), a cavalry regiment (the 3rd), artillery battalions, and support units.

References

• Ust'-Tsilemskii District
• Ust-Tsilemskii District
• Ust-Tsilemskii Raion
• Ust'-Tsilemskii Raion
• Ust-Tsilemski Raion
• Ust'-Tsilemski Raion
• Ust-Tsilemskiy
• Ust'-Tsilemskiy
• Ust'-Tsilemskiy District
• Ust-Tsilemskiy District
• Ust-Tsilemskiy Raion
• Ust'-Tsilemskiy Raion
• Ust-Tsilemskoye
• Ust-Tsilemsky
• Ust'-Tsilemsky
• Ust'-Tsilemsky District
• Ust-Tsilemsky District
• Ust-Tsilemsky Raion
• Ust'-Tsilemsky Raion
• Ustuen Bilgen-Reinart
• Ustuen Cesaret ve Feragat Madalyasi
• Ustuen Hizmet Madalyasi
• Ustun Bilgen-Reinart
• Ustung
• Ustup