7th Legions' Infantry Regiment (; abbreviated 7 pp Leg.) was an interwar Polish Army infantry regiment that existed from 1918 until 1939. Garrisoned first in Ostrów Mazowiecka and then in Cheà Âm, it was part of the 3rd Legions Infantry Division.
The regiment was formed on May 1, 1918, in the centers of Polish Armed Forces (1917âÂÂ1918) at Ostrów Mazowiecka and Zegrze. The new unit, which at that time was called 1st Infantry Regiment consisted of three infantry battalions and a company of machine guns. In November 1918, its soldiers disarmed German garrisons of Warsaw, Ostrów Mazowiecka and Malkinia. In early February 1919, the regiment was renamed the 7th Legions Infantry Regiment, to fight in the PolishâÂÂSoviet War.
In the Second Polish Republic, the 7th Legions Infantry Regiment was stationed in the garrison of Cheà Âm, as part of the 3rd Legions Infantry Division. On September 24, 1933, during a special ceremony attended by President Ignacy Moà Âcicki and General Felicjan Sà Âawoj Skà Âadkowski, a monument dedicated to the soldiers of the regiment killed in the wars of 1918âÂÂ1920 was unveiled in Cheà Âm.
On September 22, 1921, in PabradÃÂ, the anniversary of the Battle of Brzostowica, Colonel Wà Âadysà Âaw Boà Âcza-Uzdowski handed the flag to the regiment. It was funded by the Landowners' Association of the Cheà Âm Land, and the ceremony was attended by Bishop .
The badge, approved in 1928, was in the shape of the cross, with the 1916 Eagle of the Polish Legions and the initials 7 PPL.