Polish uniforms,militaria,and pictures from 1919-1921 (or shortly after)

[Searching]

Any ideas regards the stars on the collar? I saw a uniform very similar with the stars on another thread here that showed uniforms in a museum display somewhere in Poland. The display description was too small to read. I know absolutely nothing about this relative except that he was from Tarnow and would like to find out anything I can. Anything!

[Adrian Stevenson]

The stars are a traditional decoration to the uniform collar.

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Thank you, Adrian! Thanks to you, one thought led to another and a light went off in my brain. If he was in the army, there must be an archive somewhere. The search begins.....

[Adrian Stevenson]

http://www.austria.gv.at/DocView.axd?CobId=25264

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi Searching,

Ade is correct. Poles residing in the Austro-Hungarian partition territory (primarily Galicia, where Tarnow is found) served in the Austro-Hungarian army.

The collar tab stars (aling with backing ‘stripe’) denotes rank, and with this photo detail is difficult to discern. It appears to be a sergeant major or a cadet / master sergeant.

Best wishes in your research. Cheers,
Tony