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Związek Strzelecki "Strzelec" (Riflemen's Association "Rifleman") was a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

paramilitary

Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces....

cultural and educational organization created in 1910 in Lwów as a legal front of Związek Walki Czynnej

Zwiazek Walki Czynnej

Związek Walki Czynnej was a Polish secret military organization founded in 1908 by Józef Piłsudski, Marian Kukiel, Kazimierz Sosnkowski and Władysław Sikorski, all members of the Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party's Revolutionary...

, and revived in Poland

Poland

in 1991.

An important part of the Association's mission was training young Poles in military skills. Before World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, the Riflemen's Association provided military training to over 8,000 people, and its trainees subsequently formed an important part of the Polish Legions in World War I

Polish Legions in World War I

Polish Legions was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. Thanks to the efforts of KSSN and the Polish members of the Austrian parliament, the unit became an independent formation of the Austro-Hungarian Army...

.

Prominent members and leaders of the Riflemen's Association included Józef Piłsudski, Henryk Dobrzański

Henryk Dobrzanski

Major Henryk Dobrzański aka "Hubal" was a Polish soldier, sportsman and partisan. He was the first guerrilla commander of the Second World War in Europe.-Early life and career:...

, Kazimierz Sosnkowski

Kazimierz Sosnkowski

Kazimierz Sosnkowski was a Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general.-Life:Sosnkowski served successively as founder and first commander of Związek Walki Czynnej , chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions, Polish minister of military affairs, vice-president of...

, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Władysław Sikorski, Marian Kukiel

Marian Kukiel

Marian Włodzimierz Kukiel pseudonym: Marek Kąkol, Stach Zawierucha was a Polish general, historian, social and political activist....

, Walery Sławek, Julian Stachiewicz

Julian Stachiewicz

Brigadier General Julian Stachiewicz was a Polish Army officer and a historian and writer.-Life:Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of General Wacław Stachiewicz....

, Aleksander Prystor

Aleksander Prystor

Aleksander Błażej Prystor was a Polish politician, soldier and activist who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1931 to 1933.He was a member of the Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party and in 1908 took part in the Bezdany raid....

and Włodzimierz Tetmajer.

The Riflemen's Association was revived in Poland in 1991, after the fall of communism.

External links

Related Article - The Riflemen’s Association: (Związek Strzelecki) Origins and Outcomes of a Nationalistic, Polish Social Movement

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