The 1st Uhlans Regiment of Polish Legions was a cavalry unit of the Polish Legions during World War I. Members of the unit were named "Beliniaki", after their original leader Władysław Zygmunt Belina-Prażmowski.
The regiment was created on August 13, 1914, from a squadron composed of 140 soldiers formed by Belina-Prażmowski. The unit was based on The Seven Lancers of Belina, the vanguard of the march of the First Cadre Company on August 6, 1914. The cavalry unit was composed of Janusz Głuchowski "Janusz", Antoni Jabłoński "Zdzisław", Zygmunt Karol Karwacki "Stanisław Bończa", Stefan Kulesza "Hanka", Stanisław Skotnicki "Grzmot", and "Kmicic" under Prażmowski's command.
In February and March 1917, the regiment organized and implemented officer training (for officers and non-commissioned officers) and administrative courses.
On August 10, 1917, the leader of the Polish Legions handed over the command of the regiment to captain Albert Kordecki of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.[1]
The commanding staff in 1917 r.
From this regiment, three further were formed, namely:
The medal, designed by corporal Kajetan Stanowicz, was instated on 5 November 1916. It has a round shield of a 41 to 45mm diameter with a twisted-rope-like edge. On it is engraved the monogram "1PU" against the background of an Uhlan hat and two dates: "II VII 1914", the date on which Belina's patrol left Galicia for the kingdom; and "V XI 1916", the day the medal was instituted. The medal was approved by the Minister of Military Affairs on 5 May 1920. Bearing it required being part of the regiment for at least a year. All in all 800 medals were issued.