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Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus (Polish: Samoobrona Litwy i Białorusi) were voluntary military formations created during the reconstitution of sovereign Poland towards the end of World War I in the Kresy macroregion, formerly the Western Krai of the Russian Empire. Self-Defence units were composed mostly of Poles loyal to the nascent Second Polish Republic, formed after a century of Partitions. Their areas of operation were centered around Vilnius (Wilno), Minsk (Mińsk) and Grodno. In January 1919, the Polish Self-Defence was officially organized as the 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division; the division took part in the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1920.

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  • Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus (Polish: Samoobrona Litwy i Białorusi) were voluntary military formations created during the reconstitution of sovereign Poland towards the end of World War I in the Kresy macroregion, formerly the Western Krai of the Russian Empire. Self-Defence units were composed mostly of Poles loyal to the nascent Second Polish Republic, formed after a century of Partitions. Their areas of operation were centered around Vilnius (Wilno), Minsk (Mińsk) and Grodno. In January 1919, the Polish Self-Defence was officially organized as the 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division; the division took part in the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1920. (en)
  • Samoobrony polskie, Samoobrona na Litwie – polskie ochotnicze formacje wojskowe, istniejące na przełomie lat 1918 i 1919 na północno-wschodnich obszarach odradzającego się Państwa Polskiego. (pl)
  • Польская самооборона, самооборона в Литве — польские добровольческие военные формирования, существовавшие на рубеже 1918 и 1919 годов в северо-восточных районах возрождающегося Польского государства. (ru)
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  • Location of Wilno and Grodno on the map of Partitioned Poland overlaid with the reconstituted sovereign Poland of 1919 (en)
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  • Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus (Polish: Samoobrona Litwy i Białorusi) were voluntary military formations created during the reconstitution of sovereign Poland towards the end of World War I in the Kresy macroregion, formerly the Western Krai of the Russian Empire. Self-Defence units were composed mostly of Poles loyal to the nascent Second Polish Republic, formed after a century of Partitions. Their areas of operation were centered around Vilnius (Wilno), Minsk (Mińsk) and Grodno. In January 1919, the Polish Self-Defence was officially organized as the 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division; the division took part in the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1920. (en)
  • Samoobrony polskie, Samoobrona na Litwie – polskie ochotnicze formacje wojskowe, istniejące na przełomie lat 1918 i 1919 na północno-wschodnich obszarach odradzającego się Państwa Polskiego. (pl)
  • Польская самооборона, самооборона в Литве — польские добровольческие военные формирования, существовавшие на рубеже 1918 и 1919 годов в северо-восточных районах возрождающегося Польского государства. (ru)
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  • Samoobrony kresowe (1918–1919) (pl)
  • Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus (1918) (en)
  • Пограничные силы самообороны (ru)
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