Legiony - The Charge of Rokitna: 13 June 1915 [1]
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- Опубликовано: 27 дек 2024
- The Charge of Rokitna (Polish: Szarża pod Rokitną) was a charge of a cavalry squadron of the 2nd Brigade of Polish Legions, fighting for the Austro-Hungarian Army. It took place on June 13, 1915 near the village of Rokytne, which at that time was part of Bessarabia Governorate (Russian Empire). A Polish squadron of 70 uhlans, led by Rittmeister Zbigniew Dunin-Wasowicz, attacked positions of the Imperial Russian Army. The battle resulted in a Polish pyrrhic victory: out of 70 soldiers, Poles lost 17 KIA and 23 wounded. Russian losses are unknown.
On June 12, 1915, the 2nd Brigade operated in the area of the villages Ridkivtsi, Austrian Bukovina and Rokytne, Russian Bessarabia. On both sides of it were units of the Austro-Hungarian Army: all forces initiated a joint attack on Russian positions. Despite heavy fighting, Polish and Austrian regiments failed to achieve their objectives.
On June 13 in early afternoon, the Russians began their advance from positions in the area of Rokitna. In order to halt the enemy, Austrian headquarters ordered Rittmeister Dunin-Wasowicz to carry out an attack with both uhlan squadrons of the 2nd Legions Brigade. They were to advance along the left wing, supporting Austrian infantry which simultaneously would attack Russian trenches.
Rittmeister Dunin-Wasowicz personally headed the charge: after crossing muddy banks of the Rokitnianka river, 3rd squadron was kept in reserve, while 2nd squadron charged. Within 15 minutes, Polish uhlans broke through three lines of Russian trenches. Polish losses were very high, but their sacrifice was not utilized, as the Austrian infantry failed to advance. Among those killed in action were Dunin-Wasowicz himself, also Colonel Jerzy Topor-Kisielnicki (commandant of 2nd squadron) and his deputy Roman Prawdzic-Wlodek.
On June 15, 1915, at a cemetery in Rarancza, a funeral of uhlans killed in action took place. The service was led by Reverend Jozef Panas, coffin of Dunin-Wasowicz was covered with red cloth with Polish Eagle. Since in the interwar period the cemetery at Rarancza was part of Romania, a Polish ally (see Polish-Romanian Alliance), Romanian 11th Rosiori Regiment took care of the tombs.
In February 1923, exhumation of bodies of Polish soldiers took place. All remains were transported to Poland, and on February 26, 1923, in Kraków, an official funeral took place, with such notable figures present at the ceremony, as Józef Piłsudski and Cardinal Adam Sapieha. Pilsudski posthumously awarded Virtuti Militari 5th Class to all soldiers. After the funeral, all coffins were transported to Rakowicki Cemetery. Two years later, a monument of the uhlans was unveiled there.
The Charge of Rokitna was the basis for a zurawiejka, "Song of the Squadron of Wasowicz". It also is mentioned in The Red Poppies on Monte Cassino, one of the best-known Polish military songs of World War II.
On the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, the charge is mentioned as "ROKITNA 13 VI 1915".
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Legiony - polski film wojenny, którego akcja osadzona jest w realiach walki o niepodległość podczas I wojny światowej, wyprodukowany w 2019 roku, w reżyserii Dariusza Gajewskiego, z Sebastianem Fabijańskim, Bartoszem Gelnerem i Wiktorią Wolańską w rolach głównych.
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LONG LIFE POLAND !! A true and friendly regards from 🇷🇴 Romania ....
Brothers in arms 💪 Greetings 🙏
multumesc fratilor si surorilor nostri romani latini din romania. Mare respect pentru poporul roman! 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴from Polonia in Love😍🇵🇱
I think here in Poland Romania is underrated. God bless all Romanian people!
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Long live to Poland ❤️🇵🇱 !
From an Italian living in Wrocław!
Thank you brother. Viva Italia! Niech żyje Polska!
Man, there is nothing cooler than the Horsemen Charging.
When your officer commands fix bayonets... You will charge, but without a horse.
Yes
Unless you are a horse lover...
Что это за атака клоунов??? их там в кадре от силы человек 100....Их бы положили прям там шрапнельными снарядами!! И ещё-как это он с высоты в 2,5 метра рубил пехотинцев в окопе?? что за бред снимают?? были бы у всадников пики-тогда да,они пару-другую человек бы ликвидировали...А то саблей он рубит в окопе!!!
@@AhandroV To tylko film, nie szkolenie bojowe
My grandfather was Polish, in ww1 he was in the Austrian army I believe fighting against the Russians, then in 1920 under the newly independent Polish flag fought the Russians again.
@Knight Dảk Pretty sure they wonthe war they're talking about?
Pride and Honor
@Knight Dảk you good?
@@Wladyslaw1440looking at his profile picture.... no
Until recently, I had no idea of Poland's amazing military history. The Winged Hussars never lost a fight in almost 200 years, the Polish cavalry at Waterloo beat the British cavalry (A feat largely thought impossible by military experts), the Uhlans here
If I was trapped militarily and I heard Polish cavalry was on the way, I'd just sit back ands enjoy the show!
Our history is so heroic and unbelievable that sometimes I find it hard to believe that my ancestors were such tough guys with a hint of madness.
They beat your hussars. And more than once - by the Swedes in 1626 on September 29, under Wrath; by the Cossacks of Bohdan Khmelnitsky in 1648 on May 5. In 1652, on June 1, again, the Cossacks of Khmelnitsky near Batog. In 1655, on June 28, the Swedish king Karl 10 destroyed all the hussars in the battle near Warsaw. The battle at Klishov on July 19, 1702, already Karl 12 beat the hussar.
@@valeriiglukhov9071 But when we beat you in spite of your four times advantage, you will not write :D Besides, the hussars were invincible for 150 years, the development of firearms changed that.
@@Litwinus Why should I write about this? I write that your fucking hussars were beaten by both the Cossacks and the Swedes.
@@valeriiglukhov9071 Hussars were unbeaten for 150 yrs so after those times they lost here and there but not a lot so calm down cyka.
4:50 that guy is pretty good, managed to shoot twice without even closing the bolt.
Its advanced slavic technology man
Can you afford a ride in Poland?
Nah, he's just faster than the human eye.
Look those animals they dont know what means war
@@mcbure1 No notice how the gun wasn’t being closed complete it still was open.
The Poles did not wear the uniforms of the Uhlan, but the Hungarian hussars, only in gray and did not have a hat, but they wore the camp caps of the Hungarian hussars( not Csakó)! Plus their mentality was not corded! But the basket version of the Hungarian saber is voted there in the same way! They were worthy of it, as in Báthory's time! God blesses the Polish people!
I'm not sure what any of that means, but they looked damned good.
RIA RIA HUNGARIA 🇭🇺🇵🇱
no przecież sami daliście nam tą szablę, no i Batorego :)
@@cezary2643 Polacy mają swoją szablę, zwaną oczywiśćie polską szablą .
@@cezary2643 The Hungarian saber, the saber of the hussars, which the Poles - I know - just calls it báthorovka!
Historical fact:
Poles was fighting in all off the sides of conflict during World War I, and many times happened Polish people fights against Polish people, because we was under Great Occupation at this time due to partitions of Poland, and people of every part of Poland, depends what army that was, had to be enlisted into army, no matter that Russian, German or Austrian army it was.
Were there differences in the treatment of Poles on either side? Like were German-Poles better off as Russo-Poles or vice versa - or was it just a regular pool of canonfodder (as implied in the movie)?
@@julibean5125 The imperial armies treat their soldiers the same on every side...cannon meat, only officers was something worth.
Thank you, Grandpa Rick!
ну правильно... они ведь просто политические проститутки...
@@julibean5125 Germans and Russians actively tried to eradicate Polish culture and language, Austrians didn't, so ther's that.
Polish people have endured so much. Respect to the fighting spirit that the poles have.they do not go down without a true fight
Yes, especially in 1939 :)
Everyone did
@@Dreik2078 Do not forget that the Poles saved the most times;) The fact that in 39 it was attacked by the 3rd Reich and the USSR without any information, it did not capitulate like France after 4 weeks and fought to the last area
❤️🇵🇱❤️💪
Respect and love Poland from Hungary! :3
Hi Hungary 🇵🇱❤️🇭🇺
Hungarians have always special place in Polish hearts.
This shot [3:12 - 3:21] is so magnificent. The cavalryman that charges against the cannons, a millenary tradition of warfare that faces the sinister technological progress. Just pure poetry.
Cavalry used to charge the cannons longe before that - moreover t'was a very successful tactics against non-repeating guns due to the speed of the advance and rapidly closing distance reducing accuracy to nothing.
Well they succeeded
Poland had cannons too. And these are not modern cannons. They would be lucky if they hit anything with it. The bigger danger are the riflemen in the trenches.
‘Progresss’ also is a questionable term
Ti 4:57 🎉
I really don't get why everyone here is "oh no, that's not possible, it couldn't happen in real life!"
But... it did. It did happen, as historical sources state.
So...
I’m polish and I love this. Poland has always fought hard for her freedom and for her allies throughout its history. Long live Poland 🇵🇱
Nech žije Polska!
Ye and you helped us against the ottomans. We must be gratefull for that catholic brothers. Also thank ypu that you fought for us in many wars. Love from austria
@@tirolerfighter.9144 Thank you for your kind words....❤️ Greetings from Warsaw. God bless you and Austria.
@@ginterka381996 Thank cathloic Friend🇦🇹♥️🇵🇱
@@tirolerfighter.9144 Now Austria again is in danger of islamisation..... You must pray on rosary for your country.
The music in this is absolutely phenomenal. THIS is how it should be done and not like the stupid trailer for the movie with pop music...
My highest respect.
Salutes the brave fallen.
I’ll never talk down on the Polish!
Thank you for posting this.
One thing about the Poles, they always had the best cavalry
Because we love horses. Poland is a lowland country and has bred the best horses for centuries. 🤗🐴
Additionally, usually fighting with opponents from the east (Moscow, Turkey, Tatars, Transylvania or Sweden for the control of the Baltic countries), where there are huge open areas, we needed a fast and mobile army, so the core of our troops was always cavalry. And through contact with Arab countries and Turkey, we obtained the best horse breeds.
@@Rado7Ar the winged hussars!
The father of my grand father died in 1915, he was a hussard. Cheers from France Polish friend!
Damn straight.
They saved Europe.
@Ogen De Witt Jan Novak - he is not a Pole. We don't have the letter v in the alphabet, that is czech or someone further south ..
Poles for a thousand years between Russia and Germany, let us stay within the same borders. Each of our generations pays a tribute of blood to continue to be here. God honor the homeland
And also Austro-Hungary
Poland Lithuania Well Re Born All Slavic Country well be one Nation !
Rtm. Zbigniew Dunin-Wąsowicz, the leader of the cavalry squadrons of Polish Legions who died in this charge was actually a grandson of Mikołaj Dunin-Wąsowicz who was a chevau-léger in the Polish Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard under Napoleon and was part of the famous charge at Somosierra in 1808. He himself served in 13. Regiment of Galician Uhlans before WW1, which was famed for it's charge at the battle of Custoza in 1866.
There's nothing quite like Polish Cavalry, I'm going to have to find this movie.
This movie is crap, not worth it. Try old ones like "Potop" (deluge).
@@lostinspace013 I'm wanting something contemporary and Sienkiewicz's trilogy doesn't fulfill that.
on Netflix
@@GentlemanBystander New polish movies sucks ass, big time.
@@lostinspace013 Says who?
Respect Poland 🎩💪 , polish were always fight for their freedom , from Napoleonic wars until ww2
Not from napoleonic wars but since Poland exists :) (X century)
303 Squadron R.A.F., we shall never forget the contribution of the Polish pilots in destroying the Luftwaffe. They "downed" more German aircraft than any other R.A.F. Squadron. When Covid ends I shall lay a flower at their memorial at Northolt. Thank you Poland.
@@dominik8306 of course bro , especially the winged hussars 🦅🐎🐎🐎🦅
well... some did, many fought on both sides
@@kidouchebadredine3980 Well before the partitions (or befote 18th century in general) we can't talk of fight for freedom, except if you see some Polish peasant revolts against Polish nobility so. Before the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ended in the partitions Poles were the ones who made others in their country fight for freedom like Ukrainians or Tatars. After that we Poles were forced to be Russified/Germanised and to forget our national identity so any real Polish fight for freedom started in 1790s
Thank you for this.
Great lesson in history.
My God is such Polish-God, Honor, Fatherland.
God bless polish warriors braca slawa rodu
God bless poland. Love from austria. You saved us from the turks, you helped us with tge russians in ww1, we fought many battles together. Catholic brothers
As they said, Poland is a land of Hero and Brave man, so is the legend true
1808 - the most famous and effective 19 century cavalry charge by Polish Ulans=Ułani. Short film about Samosierra charge as above . I am writing this because in this film the Polish soldiers before the Rokitna Battle talking about Samosierra battle in 1808 as the pattern of bravery with no fear -that is why at Rokitna charge you can see the madness of Polish soldiers for they remembered the Samosierra battle 107 yeaar before so they wanted to show in 1915 they were not worse than the Polish Ulans at Samosierra Batle in Spain in 1808 :)
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Szwoleżerów , ułanów w Armii Napoleona powołano dopiero po bitwie pod Wagram, rok później, co nie umniejsza wartości polskej jazdy. Ulan to lanca a tej pod Samosierrą nie było. Tylko precyzuję a i tak pobieżnie.
Love learning history.
I'm a American.
Damn the Polish were warriors too.
Yes and for a very long time and still are today.
Pułaski is known as the father of American cavalry, him and Kościuszko put great input into the fight for free United States. In 1918, group of american pilots went to Poland to repay the debt and help Poles in their fight for freedom, one of them was Meriana C. Coopera, future director of 1933 King Kong.
Голивуд 😆
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the Film above =Polish Cavalery in Samossiera in Spain 1808 -Poles in Napoleon Army .
The shot at 4:08 is so menacing, despite being outclassed technologically in every way, the cavalry charge is still as dreaded as it was thousands of years before.
Super films! Polak, Wegier, swa bratanik, i do szabli,i doszklanki,Obazuchy, oba zwawi,Niech im Pan Bóg blogoslawi. :-) I. War.
"Naprzód Polskie Ułany!!"; "Naprzód Stara Wiaro!!!!"
respect poland from Turkey we are riders of the sky child of lightning.
@Абдульзефир ?
@@mcbure1 Good link mate, thanks.
If you like Cavalry Charges:
Somosierra - ruclips.net/video/tPZmac0ycBc/видео.html
Borodino - ruclips.net/video/M63l5X7jP0Y/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/gsC3gczKj18/видео.html
Light Brigade -
ruclips.net/video/hX59tX9ow0Q/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/0W5wUd_r5YE/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/yP2Its9vfUY/видео.html
Beersheeba - ruclips.net/video/EsWQRI6VuzQ/видео.html
Eylau - ruclips.net/video/KEUjWxdXdEk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/hjWMEGQOcg4/видео.html
Waterloo - ruclips.net/video/7vlcuvrM1po/видео.html
Schöngrabern - ruclips.net/video/lpHLr5-zpx8/видео.html
Anyone else have good ones?
Niech Żyje Polska! 🇵🇱✝️👑🦅💪🏻💪🏻
They fought in the Royal Air Force in WW 2. I new some Polish people when I was growing up in UK. Good people. I served Mass for a Polish Priest some of the sons went to school with me in the late 1940s .
Wow
The chaplain to the Polish people in Scotland for many years was Fr, later Monsignor, Drobina. My primary school had a lot of Polish names on the register.
Yep. The Polish pilots during the Battle of Britain were worth their weight in gold, when the R.A.F. was at the end of its endurance. Without them, things would have looked grim indeed.
@@finntastique3891 and at the end of the war they weren't allowed to participate in the allies' victory march: thx for nothing!
Zajebiste! Czapki z głów.
Beautiful filmmaking.
No wonder that the Polish are acting like the people who value their freedom in these times hats off
An awesome scene of an excellent movie. What a breed of warriors these Polish hussars!
Otherwise RIP Soldiers.
God bless them.
During 1 WW the Poles used to fight in Austro-Hungarian Army, Russian Army, French Army and US Army. Poland had been divided by Russian Empire, Prussia =Germans, Austrian Empire in 1795 - so after 120 years of living under occupation the Poles were proud to fight to achieve the good experience on the battlefield during 1 WW to use these military skills in 1918 to create Our Independent Poland again. That was the reason of Poles fighting - to get experienced, to learn fight and to use it against our oppressors. 😁
Didn't Poles also fight in the German Army but had no special Polish units?
@@gerhardswihla1099 What I know the Poles used to fight as the draft soldiers=not volunteer ones for all these 3 Empires that divided Poland in 1795. The Poles were fighting as the volunteer soldiers for Austro-Hungary , Russia and France & USA as the Polish Army Units but for ex the in US Army there were a lot Poles as the volunteers in American uniforms as the American soldiers (with Polish hearts) because of far more better treatmment by US goverment during and after the war as the war veterans ,etc. So the Poles(about 300 000 ) were fighting in German Kaiser Army as the draft soldiers.
@@arturkaminski9570
Drafted soldiers was the standard in the German army all able male German citizens could be drafted. Same as in most other countrys I believe only the Brits had to implement a draft for Kitcheners army.
@INTERESTING CHANNEL you forget that Poland was reborn no in 1945 but in 1918
@@gerhardswihla1099 actually at the end of ww1 they did have special units and eventually their own army
Germany created the kingdom of poland in 1917 afterwich some of the polish people serving in the german army
Together with new reqruits from Poland itself
where transfered to the newly created polish armed forces.
anyone know where i can get the soundtrack
How the horses managed to run carrying the weight of those guys balls is a mystery.
Which means (for those lacking text interpretation and to not confuse it for being disrespectful):
"My God, the men are so brave that I wonder how the horses were able to run with such a heavy burden of courage and determination!"
Shut up chinese you think its funny
@@inicupang1 Yes, it's funny how you lack text interpretation, indeed, and I won't stop because of you, poor thing. Poor keyboard macho, hahahahaha.
@@ike212111 um what? Can you stop being rude and those war arent for laugh at
Thats right
@@TheGreekroyalist13 "My God, the men are so brave that I wonder how the horses were able to run with such a heavy burden of courage and determination!" - that's the meaning of what I said.
Lengyelek
Pozdrawiam z Polski bracia Węgrzy!
Pamiętamy że bracia Węgrzy nam pomogli przyjdzie czas odwdzięczymy się
My nie prosimy o wolność tylko walczymy. Wegier zawsze będzie bratem
Polish Hungary Brother forever. 😄
@Абдульзефир
Always and forever brotherhood.
Not always. At the end of the nineteenth century, there was a proposal to create an Austro-Hungarian-Polish state in which Poles would be as important as Hungarians or Austrians. The Emperor Franz Joseph was striving for this. But our beloved Hungarians did not agree to it and the plan failed.
@Behzad Davoudi
I know about Hungary and Hungarian people more like You . Polish and Hungarian history show how live brothers.
@Behzad Davoudi
This is not true. We paid more money . I voted against EU in 2003. I want Polexit in this year.
@Behzad Davoudi what the fuck do you want? It started with someone commenting a common saying between Poles and Hungarians and you started bringing your own freakin shit, gtfo
"Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell!"
how do they hit the men in the trenches with their swords? seems impossible from that height
Historically speaking the saber is long enough and the riders wouldn't just sit in position, rather they would lean out to hit the target in the final moment, which isn't shown in the film. While this would not be the last of a cavalry charge in history (Italians did this once in Russia as well), it is one of the most successful after 1900.
@@benlex5672 I am still horrified at the thought of hussars charging in the age of machine guns and barbed wire...
God bless Poland!
From America.
3:08 Goosebumps, (niech żyje polska) Long live poland...
Niech żyje Polska! 🇵🇱😊❤️
@@ginterka381996 Chwała Wielkiej Polsce!🇵🇱💪❤️
@@homer5346❤😊🇵🇱
People fighting with horses in ww1 had balls of steel .... change my mind
Ww1 eastern front was a bit different from the west
FYI - the Rokitna charge scene has been taken from the Polish movie called "Legiony" released in 2019, directed by Sebastian Fabijański.
How could you possibly cut an enemy soldier with a sabre when the enemy soldier is in a trench at the level of your mount's hooves?
They didnt show it well but provesional rider can do olmost evrythink on saddle even hang underneath
They are historical facts. Get on Wikipedia and read CHARGE OF ROKITNA 1915.
Ever hear of polo? A skillful rider swings his body momentaneously at the right time and hit with his mallet/sabre a target at ground level.
Watch this video. It might help. Totally different design of sword, but the principle is the same ruclips.net/video/h3BShfhygbk/видео.html
Doing that is a normal thing for a trained horseman. They are trained to lean from the saddle. The movie provided above shows it perfectly :)
this sequence is epic! truly gave me goosebumps
Showed only one horse go down in all that action, the actual battle might have been epic but not this lame clip from a movie.
@@kentandcollettebarr3243 see the full movie and youll see that only 2 survived in that battle...
See the whole movie. Only two riders made to the end.
It's ok, but could have been great.
great music.... where to get it? :-)
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"Legiony" 2019
Using cavalry to charge infantry trenches supported by quick-firing field guns? Unbelievable.
Why did the Austro-Hungarian command want to have this unit killed? Were they afraid of mutiny or did they simply not like the poles?
to miało być rozpoznanie bojem - taki rodzaj samobójstwa na rozkaz. Polacy walczyli ze swoim największym wrogiem - Rosja, ale Prusy i Austria tez nie chciały niepodległego Państwa Polskiego, ale potrzebowały żołnierzy
Military leadership had their heads pretty much up there asses at this time - both sides.
How to avoid sabers ? go down in your trench, let them pass, and fire again..cavalry is useless against entrenched infantry.
Make your horses go gallop so far from objective ? you arrive on it dispersed and exhausted.
If this history, i m gandalf.
@@regularsapiens8060 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_Rokitna Ok Gandalf
@@bobafett9348
1- did they hold the trenches after their attack or did they fall back after heavy loses ? Where is effectivness ?
2- find me a historical book explaining cavalry units go on full trololo gallop so far from target. Even in the lord of the ring, the gallop start not that far. Trot, great trot, then gallop when reaching target to get impact and cohesion, otherwise one by one, you got killed, cohesion is more important than speed.
Not well filmed. But i belive it was even more hard to keep cohesion and advance slower in front of ennemy fire..
3- wiki says russian troops were advancing. they advance and as they do, got time to dig 3 trench lines ? Ok, why not. Polish cross 3 lines that's usually what cavalry units do against entrechments, they cross, and reform in another place, they can't hold the ground without infantry support or without guns, looks like they don't here. Again, effectivness is not there.
4- loses were very high according to wiki, in the movie, all shells miss and the idea given is that men in trenches suffer heavier loses than those of the charging unit attacking in open. I can see one explaination, there were no trenches only foxholes, and not deep enough to protect russians from a cavalry attack. Or propaganda is on its way, or the usual "romantic" way to film a charge.
5 - i don't see movie's end, maybe we see them going back to the place they start with big loses all along the path. If it s that way, ok, otherwise, the movie is propaganda, not history.
6- so here we are, a useless courageous cavalry charge ending in heroic useless loses and retreat. And sorry, it's not what we see here.
It was beautiful, i love cavalry charges, but they are never filmed correctly, (or painted (1st empire charges, galloping front of Napoleon at Iena, it s beautiful but not historical))
7- there is greater cavalry manoeuver (USKUB Manoeuver) in 1918 done by 3 regiments of french cavalry in macedonia, less beautifull to film, but 70000 prisonners taken, 800kms done in 5 weeks and for result : the surrender of bulgaria the 30th of september.
8- and the winged hussars made greater and more effective charges than this one in polish history.
I wish there was an official release of the music
Interesting they still used sabres.
British cavalry in WW1 use a straight, pointed blade with a pistol grip to help with the thrust.
The Polish sabre was built for cutting, not thrusting. My grandfather (an uhlan who fought in 1939) showed how they were trained to cut the infantryman's head from behind when passing him. A lesson I will never forget :)
There was an ongoing debate on whether cutting or thrusting was more effective for cavalry. It was never settled, so different countries picked a different method depending on local traditions and the more or less arbitrary whims of military staff
Tradition
@@hrotha or tradition
Does anyone know if the soundtrack to this movie is posted anywhere? It is truly epic...in the original meaning of the word.
I'm still trying to find it with no luck
You know, I remember rewatching it several days age several times for the soundtrack. It suddenly got a lot more views. Maybe I triggered some kind of mechanism
My mumm is from Rarancza. On June 12, 1915, the 2nd Brigade operated in the area of the villages Rarancza, Austrian Bukovina and Rokytne, Russian Bessarabia. On both sides of it were units of the Austro-Hungarian Army: all forces initiated a joint attack on Russian positions. Despite heavy fighting, Polish and Austrian regiments failed to achieve their objectives.,
Hi are you able to upload the whole movie?
jest na NETFLIX - "Legiony" w kategorii polskie filmy fabularne, lub historyczne
As french polish cavalry is one of the best in the world. Our polish brothers fight with Napoléon..at waterloo polish lancer destroyer Henry britannique cavalry...
Destroyed
Heavy
Merci beaucoup mon ami francais. Mes salutations de la Pologne. 🇵🇱😁
@@ginterka381996 merci mon frère polonais (my polish brother)
@@francoisjean1178 Soeur... 😁 Je suis une femme.
The enemies doesn't know how to duck....
I too was surprised this tactic wasn't put into place. :p
They could still slice them
Needed more of these brave men during WWII
The problem was not a lack of brave men, look up the numbers
any one know the music used in this, its just phenomenal
Really genial scene o charge movie was filmed for 100 anniversary of restoration polish statehood. Movie was very weak frequency in cinemas but this scene is very good
Where to stream movie unable find
Polish Netflix
Rip. that means people who live outside poland can't see it lol
Legiony, try Netflix, if not well you know the bay ;)
I born in February 26, to know their country paid honor to these amazing heroes putting them in their deserving final resting place on that day in particular bring tears to my eyes
Interesting, I didn't know that the Austria-Hungary army had a polish part.
Of course they had, just like Russia and Prussia. Very often these soldiers came from areas taken away as a result of partitions in XVIII century.
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I was aware of the other nations exept the Italians and I believe there where also some western Ukrainians.
My grandfather from my fathers side was Czech the rest was German mostly from Saxony and Sudetenland.
My Czech grandfather has been MIA in Galicia and my grandfather from my mothers side was drafted in both WW first for Austria-Hungary and second for the 3. Reich and had the luck to get through both wars beside beeing captured each time by the Russians/Soviets.
@@thedukeofswellington1827 Not counting the Poles who served in the Imperial and Royal Army along with other nations of the Habsburg Monarchy, Poles also had separate autonomous troops, consisting only of Polish soldiers and officers.
@@gerhardswihla1099 I think the only region that the Austria-Hungary Empire had influence on Italy was the Veneto region, Venice area mainly bordering with the other european states on the north-east of Italy.
@@zergling1562 at the outbreak of WWI Austria Hungary was in possession of Trento region and Trieste as part of Italy + Istria coastal towns + few Dalmatian cities (Zara, Traù Spalato) with italian majority or strong Italian presence (i.e. Italian ethnicity)
i don't understand the tactical advantige of cavalry fighting soldiers in trenches !? how the hell can the sabers of the horsemen come so low by the ground or even in the trench ???
Yep, I call bullshit on this scene: A man mounted on a horse has a lot of surface to shoot (e.g. a big cross section for even stray bullets to hit). All what take to kill a guy in such a speedy charge is for his horse to fall.
This charge may look good, but historically it was an abject failure. The cavalry broke through the trenches, but was not supported by an infantry attack. It is not known that they inflicted any casualties. Half of the Poles were killed or wounded, about one tenth surrendered. All for nothing. The Austrians sent them to die.
@@freedom_aint_free Nevertheless, Poles can do it as a historical fact
@@freedom_aint_free except they did break through the lines and reached artilery positions, forcing the enemy to withdraw on this small fragment of the front. This was a shock value, and if cavalry was followed by a proper infantry attack, the latter would meet little resistance while taking the hills. This never happened though, and it's just one of many examples of pointless waste of life during that war.
It is not a problem to reach ground level with your saber while mounted - you can do it almost without leaning. To reach into the trench you must lean on your horse though, and then even someone who'd decide to lay there is not entirely safe - depending on circumstances.
Tactically speaking, this maneuver made my brain bleed. Although part of my heritage is Polish, I can feel my Prussian side shaking its head....
It's just a movie though. It's not like they get the tactics right, not even once.
That was the point of the scene, can't you people read? It was meant to show the disregard for the life of Polish soldiers. The decision to charge was made by the Austrians, not the Poles. Also, this charge is based on a historical event that was similar.
@@vincivice.checkmybeats.1758 And that is acknowledged of course. Nevertheless, to watch this and imagining how many other situations similar to this happened is tough to swallow. The Austrian high command, namely, General Hotzendorf was probably the biggest fool of the entire First World War.
Cheers.
@@lanetomkow6885 You're totally right, so many young man lost their lives, such a huge potential lost.... Let's do our best to never see a blood bath like this again.
Watch 8th season of Game of Thrones as siege scene. Your head will bleed, then explode. :D
Hussars never died
Can anyone recommend some good books, journals, websites to read history like this? It is very interesting.
Such a wasted potential in this movie.
More about polish officers dilemas like the one who fought for russians, less "Pearl harbouresque love triangle" would make this movie very good.
So you're saying you want more love stories in war movies. Right away sir.
But seriously. Why the fuck directors think it's a good idea to put a love story into a way movie. Like really, these two thinks just don't go together.
@@mixererunio1757 Read again, he want less love stories more soldiers/war stories.
For more than 100 years w/o own country... "Long live Poland" + music + sight of charging officer = better than Last Samurai + goosebumps!
Amazing how the political situation in Eastern Europe has changed. Twenty five years ago any positive display of anti-Russian, pro Austro-Hungarian Poles would have been impossible.
Why?
For everyone who wants to watch it u can find it on Polish Netflix like other historic movies.
What is the name of the movie please?
Yeah. I can't find it on American Netflix.
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@@miguelmendoza4513 Legiony 💪
@@BobSmith-dk8nw try VPN
@@maras3naraz Yeah. That's what I'd have to do but I don't have one and don't really care enough about it to pay for one. As it is - I get all my streaming services ... not so much for free - but included with something else.
If I did care enough - yes - that is what I'd do.
Now look what you've gone and done! You've made my movie watchlist longer!
It is basically all that is good in this movie
Niech żyje Polska! Odbudujemy nasze mocarstwo i pokonamy wszystkich naszych wrogów. 🇵🇱
Zacznij od wyrzucenia jankesow
@@BikepackingJourney ta i zaproszenia tym samym czerwonych
@@polakmaly8617Najpierw to ogarniamy śmietnik polityczny jaki panuje w Polsce. Zacznijmy od wyrzucenia sługusów UE, żydów i wszystkich związanych z lewicą. Po tym możemy myśleć o odbudowie tego co zostało z Polski.
Ale co ja mówię, polaczkom się nie chcę, bo im piwny bęben nie pozwala wstać z kanapy, nie mówiąc już o manipulacji ze strony mediów.
Very good quality movie.
Support for my Slav Polish brothers.
Thank you. Where are you from?
Glory/Chwala for Poland!
Long live to the Heroes!
Pretty well filmed.
Respect from 🇵🇰
Thanks for the update on history.
Изначально было два легиона: Восточный и Западный. После победы русской армии в Галицийской битве поляки Восточного легиона отказались воевать против России, вследствие чего легион 21 сентября 1914 года был распущен. 19 декабря на основе Западного легиона были созданы три бригады: первой командовал Юзеф Пилсудский, второй - Юзеф Галлер, третьей - Зигмунт Зелинский (позднее Болеслав Роя). Командовали легионами генералы Кароль Тжаска-Дурский и Станислав Пухальский, а также полковники Станислав Шептицкий и Зигмунт Зелинский.
Легионы участвовали в боях как в Галиции, так и в Карпатах. Численность войск в легионах менялась быстро, особенно после ухода Пилсудского с должности командира и переименования легионов в Польский вспомогательный корпус. В июне 1916 года в легионах было около 25 тысяч человек. После Брусиловского прорыва 4-6 июля 1916 года легионы приняли участие в кровопролитных боях под Костюхновкой (англ.)русск..
5 ноября 1916 года на этнических польских землях было образовано марионеточное Королевство Польское, подчинявшееся Германской империи, и польские легионы стали частью рейхсвера. Однако большая часть польских военнослужащих отказалась приносить присягу, что привело к массовым арестам легионеров. Около 3 тысяч легионеров перевели в регулярную армию Австро-Венгрии или в польско-германский вермахт, около 7,5 тысяч продолжили службу в австрийском вспомогательном корпусе (польском).
Oficerowie byli internowani ale ich nie roztrzelano ja w Katyniu.
W prawdziwych Polakach dalej drzemie ta siła i odwaga
There was also the Puławy legion in the Russian army etc
After the end of internment the tradition was still remembered by legionary circles
Where can I watch this?
Long live POLSKA will rise again like in the past
4:32 dam is that really what its like to get charged by cavalry? Thats insanely lighting quick
i was riding in cars faster than that when i was just a baby
@Ryan Serdan ya thats fast if your a grandma!
i went on a plane for the first time when i was like 5. and we were probably going 300 miles an hour and i was even trying.
@@getthegoods420 Yeah, you were faster, but you neither build that plane, nor did you pilot it.
So no accomplishment there.
You were a passenger.
*everyone can nowadays go faster silly bragging boy*
Try riding a horse at full speed.
That takes skill, practice, effort and guts.
Especially when being shot at.
Here is your participation prize keyboard warrior.
Lemons🍋🍋🍋🍋
@@misterangel8486 that guy didnt build that horse either, and you dont pilot a horse boomer
@@getthegoods420 well you actually do pilot it as piloting is a differrent word for driving smth
He mentions Vienna in his speech. Any good movies on the Polish relief of Vienna in 1683?
Grunawald1410,Vienna1683,Samosierra1808-yes,we remember.
No good movies about Vienna
Tell me what the soldiers say before they move 1:41-1:44minut
this is something in words power
They say "Naprzód stara wiaro" which can be translated as "Forward old folks".
thank you sir
Name of the movie please
Very well made ... makes me think of Hollywood when they actually made movies about America that highlighted our great events versus Oscar bait self hating rubbish of today. Love the angles and music. Only thing that irked me was the Austrian forces ... are those uniforms accurate? They look more British.
There are no Austrians here
Incredible despite modern weapons, cavalry warfare was just as effective as it was during the Seven Years War.
God bless the poles
Love the uniforms
'Naprzod! Polskie... Ulany!' ... 'Naprzod stara wiara!' ... ='forward, polish uhlans' ='forward with our/(old) faith' ... little details lost in the translation. but well done nonetheless.
not too sure that a charging cavalryman would be able to sabre a crouching infantry soldier stood 5 foot below his horse's hooves..with only a head and part shoulder above ground level..while the horse is jumping over the aforementioned trench..!!
Yeah, it sound impossible, but these Poles really were able to do this
apparently this happened for real, so............
@@AgressorNation after carrying out a bit of basic research ..it certainly didn't occur as portrayed here..the Polish uhlans definitely broke through the Russian lines ..but there's no record of Russian casualties or a record of what they actually achieved by undertaking the charge..There are very precise records of the polish cavalry casualties which were horrific..
Please try and use logic..on open ground a mounted cavalryman will certainly have the upper hand over a standing(or running)infantry soldier..but a soldier stood or crouched in a prepared military trench is a completely different matter .
The cavalryman can't reach the soldier to strike him..also the infantryman would naturally duck down even lower once the horse was almost upon him because he would naturally want to avoid being hit in the head by the hooves..it's physically impossible for the rider to engage with his opponent..the horse and rider can just jump over the trench..but they haven't secured the objective (the entrenched position)..if the cavalry managed to break through to the Russian supply lines and artillery positions then ..yes they could certainly inflict casualties on the soldiers stationed there..but the first line of defence (the trench)remains fully functional..
Perhaps this would explain why the Austro-Hungarian infantry were not sent in by the high command after the cavalry charge to support the attack..(because the Russian trenches remained relatively unscathed)
Historically it was always an artillery barrage followed by an infantry assault that was used against entrenched opponents..(American civil war has numerous examples of this)..cavalry were used sometimes quite effectively in the period between the American civil war and world war 1..but not against prepared entrenched positions ..it was ineffective and basically amounted to suicide ..I'm not criticising Polish horsemanship..-the winged hussars won many a battle..and did the whole of Europe a great favour by annihilating the Turkish army at the Gates of Vienna in 1683..but those were different times when firearms were less efficient or accurate than they were in 1916..and tactics and warfare had changed to the point where a cavalryman had just become basically a big target and a bullet magnet..
@@dreadfullguppy19 I know how Cavalry is normally used and the advantage it has over Infantry on open ground. Maybe the Polish Cavalrymen got off their horses and fought on foot after they reached the Russian lines. Kinda like what the Australian Light Horse did after breaking through the Turkish lines at Beersheeba. Maybe the Russian Soldiers were dumb enough the leave their trenches after seeing the Poles hopping over them? I'm just guessing here as i know nothing about this Battle.
Yeah, it's absolutely ridiculous. There's simply no way it could have gone down like this and I'm guessing they're just wanting to show the cavalry actually causing some casualties, so that the charge wouldn't have been totally in vain. If the cavalry really did charge trenches as shown the Russian casualties would have been very likely zero (maybe that's what "unknown" is just codespeak for). And pyrrhic victory? Did the uhlans actually take the Russian position? No? Then it was not a victory at all, pyrrhic or otherwise, but a clear defeat and a failed charge.
Bought this DVD from Amazon after watching this clip! But I got a copy with no option for English subtitles! Gutted!
on Netflix
Un augurio alla gloriosa Polonia.
If the Poles like it, if not the hussar troops comes from the Hungarians and it was naturalized in Poland by King István Báthory