Ukrainian Galician Army
| Ukrainian Galician Army | |
|---|---|
| Українська галицька армія | |
| Active | 1918–1919 |
| Country | West Ukrainian People's Republic |
| Allegiance | West Ukrainian People's Republic |
| Type | Army aviation Cavalry Infantry |
| Role | Aerial reconnaissance Aerial warfare Artillery observer Charge Close air support Cold-weather warfare Combined arms Counter-battery fire Direct fire Fire support Human wave attack HUMINT Indirect fire Intelligence assessment Military communications Military engineering Military intelligence Military logistics Mountain warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Shock tactics Tactical bombing Trench warfare |
| Size | 100,000 personnel at its peak |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Mykhailo Pavlenko |
The Ukrainian Galician Army (abbr. UGA; Ukrainian: Українська галицька армія (УГА), romanized: Ukrainska halytska armiia (UHA)), was the combined military of the West Ukrainian People's Republic during and after the Polish-Ukrainian War. It was called the "Galician army" initially. Dissatisfied with the alliance of Ukraine and Poland it joined the army of Anton Denikin in November 1919, was renamed the "Ukrainian Galician Army" and later joined the Red Army as the "Red Ukrainian Galician Army" in 1920.
Soviet authorities disbanded the army after part of it broke away to join the allied Ukrainian and Polish armies, followed by Ukrainian celebrations in Odesa. The Red Army shot many of its officers.