Polish anti-soviet song — "Żurawiejki"

Following the Polish–Soviet War, the couplets quickly gained popularity among cavalry regiments of the Polish Army. Some historians trace back Polish żurawiejkas to the “Uhlan March”, written in 1863, during the January Uprising. Furthermore, during World War I, soldiers of the Polish Legions sang the “Song of Wasowicz’s Squadron”, which described a cavalry charge during the Charge of Rokitna (13 June 1915), led by rotmistrz Zbigniew Dunin-Wasowicz. Originally, every uhlan regiment of the Polish Army had its żurawiejka. Later on, the tradition was adopted by regiments of mounted rifles - even though, as one couplet said: “To tell the truth among ourselves - riflemen are not uhlans” (“Prawdę mówiąc między nami – strzelcy nie są ułanami"). Furthermore, there were żurawiejkas of units of infantry, artillery, armored troops, navy and airforce.