File:Polish American vets of World War I.jpg

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|Description = The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. In this photo, Polish Americans from the Detroit Veterans association who joined the Polish Army overseas, then fought in France and Poland in-and-after World War I. It is estimated that around 20,000 to 25,000 Polish men from North America (many trained in Canada) volunteered on the western front. From photo essay re Polish American community.

|Source = Life Magazine historical photographs www.life.time.com/

|Author = John Dominis

|Date = 1955

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{{Non-free use rationale

| Description = There was a Polish Army in France during WW1. Information on the Blue Army (also known as Haller's Army) with Polish-American volunteers was censored, distorted and repressed by the Soviet Union during its communist domination over Poland in 1945-1989.

| Source = Life Magazine

| Article = Blue Army (Poland)

| Portion = The necessary 100% for its clarity

| Low_resolution = Yes, at 72 dpi

| Purpose = To illustrate the Polish-American contingent in France during WW1.

| Replaceability = No

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{{Non-free use rationale

| Description = The Polish-American volunteers who served within Haller's Army during Poland's armed struggle for independence were not recognized as veterans by either the American or Polish governments.

| Source = Life Magazine

| Article = History of Poles in the United States

| Portion = 100% for the clarity of meaning

| Low_resolution = Yes, at 72 dpi

| Purpose = To illustrate the events of World War I and their impact on Polish-American culture in the US thereafter.

| Replaceability = No

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