Sich Riflemen

The Sitscher Protect (Ukrainian Січові Стрільці / Sitschowi Strilzi, Polish Strzelcy Siczowi ) were a regular military unit of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic. The unit was in use from 1917 to 1919 and was formed from Ukrainian soldiers of the Austria -Hungarian army, local recruits and former commander of the Ukrainian Sitscher Protect from Galicia. The Sitscher Protect reached a number of up to 25,000 troops, including artillery, cavalry, reconnaissance and machine gun units.

The name goes back to the Sich, the name of the entrenched camp of the Zaporozhian Cossacks.

  • Military Association ( historical )
  • Ukrainian Military History
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