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Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Most young men were required to serve in or register for military service in Poland. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in biographies or family, census, probate, civil registration, or church records.
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==Online Resources==
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10953/austria-hungary-world-war-i-casualty-lists-1914-1918?s=275764761 Austria-Hungary, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1918] at MyHeritage - index
*'''1939-1945''' [http://www.straty.pl/pl/program-dokumentacyjny/jakie-dane-zbieramy 1939-1945 Victims of Repression Under German Occupation]
*'''1940-1941''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2484/ Kraków, Poland, ID Card Applications for Jews During World War II, 1940-1941 (USHMM)] at Ancestry - index ($)
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/Research.html Obtaining Polish Records  PolandGenWeb]
*[https://www.chroniclesofterror.pl/dlibra Chronicles of Terror - Polish Victims and Witnesses of Totalitarian Crimes]
*[https://www.szukajwarchiwach.pl/800/1/0/str/1/15?ps=True#tabJednostki Register of the Władysław Anders Collection -- testimonies of Polish survivors of the Soviet Gulag]
*http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/archiwum.html
*http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.ceeurope.poland.podkarpackie/3915/mb.ashx
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Yr1LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA265&dq=ostpr.+J%C3%A4ger#v=onepage&q=ostpr.%20J%C3%A4ger&f=false Military Jäger Corps Infantry regiment]
*[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/en/ Index of Victims of Soviet Repression]
*[http://www.genoroots.com/eng/pBrowUsEn.php Prussian Army Project] contains over 180,000 names of soldiers serving in Prussian Army during WW I that have been killed, wounded, lost, or taken prisoner.


Military records of Poland exist as early as the 1500s. After the partitions, each area of Poland had its own distinctive system of keeping military records pertaining to the Austrian, Russian, or Prussian government. The Family History Library has very little in the way of military records from the Russian and Prussian territories but does have records from the former Austrian areas.
==Background==
Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Most young men were required to serve in or register for military service in Poland. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in biographies or family, census, probate, civil registration, or church records.  


Military records include muster rolls, conscription lists, and draft registers. For officers these records provide information about soldiers’ military careers, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records usually include information about age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members. For regular soldiers, however, the information provided is not nearly so detailed.
Military records of Poland exist as early as the 1500s. After the partitions, each area of Poland had its own distinctive system of keeping military records pertaining to the Austrian, Russian, or Prussian government. The FamilySearch Library has very little in the way of military records from the Russian and Prussian territories but does have records from the former Austrian areas.  


The records available at the Family History Library were acquired from the War Archives (Kriegsarchiv) in Vienna. They include records for soldiers from Galicia, which is now the southern part of Poland.
Military records include muster rolls, conscription lists, and draft registers. For officers these records provide information about soldiers’ military careers, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records usually include information about age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members. For regular soldiers, however, the information provided is not nearly so detailed.  


Muster rolls and foundation books are personnel files on all Austrian soldiers. They provide names, birthplaces and dates, religions, personal descriptions, dates of induction, and remarks. The archive in Vienna has these records through 1869, and these are the only records that have been microfilmed. The records are arranged by regiment or unit and time period.
The records available at the FamilySearch Library were acquired from the War Archives (Kriegsarchiv) in Vienna. They include records for soldiers from Galicia, which is now the southern part of Poland.  


You must determine the military unit your ancestor belonged to. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which units were inducted in the area where he lived.
Muster rolls and foundation books are personnel files on all Austrian soldiers. They provide names, birthplaces and dates, religions, personal descriptions, dates of induction, and remarks. The archive in Vienna has these records through 1869, and these are the only records that have been microfilmed. The records are arranged by regiment or unit and time period.  


To do this, you must know at least the town where he was living when he was of age to serve in the military.
You must determine the military unit your ancestor belonged to. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which units were inducted in the area where he lived.  


For the most part, foundation books of Polish soldiers after 1869 have been turned over to the Polish government. These later records are in Polish military archives and are not accessible for genealogical researchers.
To do this, you must know at least the town where he was living when he was of age to serve in the military.  


Qualification lists of officers are arranged alphabetically for the whole Austrian empire for 1828–1918. They provide names of officers, personal descriptions, dates and places of birth, religions, and service records, including units served in, commands, and decorations.
For the most part, foundation books of Polish soldiers after 1869 have been turned over to the Polish government. These later records are in Polish military archives and are not accessible for genealogical researchers.  


Military records in Vienna are being microfilmed by the Family History Department. More information on these records is found in:
Qualification lists of officers are arranged alphabetically for the whole Austrian empire for 1828–1918. They provide names of officers, personal descriptions, dates and places of birth, religions, and service records, including units served in, commands, and decorations.


Blodgett, Steven W. ''Great-grandfather was in the Imperial Cavalry: using Austrian Military Records as an Aid to Writing Family History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President, 1980. (FHL book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 7 pt. 4; fiche 6085770.)
Military records in Vienna are being microfilmed by the Family History Department. More information on these records is found in:  


Military records can be of great genealogical value but are not generally practical for research. They are difficult to access, organized poorly, and not indexed. Other sources, such as church records and civil registration, are more accessible and contain much of the same information.
*Blodgett, Steven W. ''Great-grandfather was in the Imperial Cavalry: using Austrian Military Records as an Aid to Writing Family History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Corporation of the President, 1980. (FS Library book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 7 pt. 4; fiche 6085770.)


=== Web Sites ===
Military records can be of great genealogical value but are not generally practical for research. They are difficult to access, organized poorly, and not indexed. Other sources, such as church records and civil registration, are more accessible and contain much of the same information.


http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/Research.html
Haller Military record information can be found here [[Haller's Army]]


http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/archiwum.html
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[http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.ceeurope.poland.podkarpackie/3915/mb.ashx]
===Military Records [''Akta Wojskowe'']===
Research Use: Useful when there are gaps in church and other registers. Military records provide place of birth or origin, names of parents, and sometimes other family relationships are also given. The value of these records is severely limited, however, because they are not organized in a user friendly way. This problem can be overcome if indexes are available.


[[Category:Poland]]
Record Type: Military service records including muster rolls, conscription lists (Spis Poborowych) and draft registers. After the partitions, each area of Poland had its own distinctive system of keeping military records pertaining to the Austrian, Russian, or Prussian government.
 
Time Period: about 1500 to present.
 
Contents: Muster rolls: Name of soldier, date and place of birth, residence, rank, date and place of muster. Conscription list: Name of potential conscript, date, and place of birth, occupation and residence, sometimes names of next-of-kin and their residence. Draft lists: Name of draftee, his date and place of birth, occupation and residence.
 
Location: State provincial archives, and the Main Archive of Ancient Documents [Archiwum Gówne Akt Dawnych] in Warsaw.
 
Population Coverage: 25%.
 
Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Poland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>
 
== References ==
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[[pt:Registros Militares - Polônia]][[fr:Pologne Registres militaires]]
 
[[Category:Poland Military Records]]
[[Category:Military Records by Country]]
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