, ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Ukrain ian ▁shell s ▁on ▁the ▁L ych ak iv ▁C emetery , ▁and ▁about ▁whom ▁several ▁songs ▁were ▁later ▁written . ▁Alt ogether , ▁ 6 6 ▁Polish ▁women ▁died ▁fighting ▁in ▁L viv ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Polish – S ov iet ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 2 1 , ▁O ch ot nic za ▁Leg ia ▁Kob iet , ▁which ▁grew ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁members , ▁helped ▁the ▁Polish ▁Army ▁in ▁such ▁places ▁as ▁Wars aw ▁and ▁Vil nius ▁( from ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ). ▁In ▁Vil nius , ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 , ▁Polish ▁women ▁under ▁W anda ▁G ert z ▁def ended ▁the ▁city , ▁facing ▁the ▁Mount ed ▁Corps ▁of ▁G ai ▁Khan . ▁▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁O L K ▁created ▁the ▁organization ▁Prz ys pos ob ienie ▁Woj sk owe ▁Kob iet ▁( W omen ' s ▁ ▁Military ▁Training "). ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Marc ink iew icz - Go ła ś ▁Anna , ▁" O ch ot nic za ▁Leg ia ▁Kob iet : ▁ 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 2 2 " ▁(" Vol unt ary ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Women : ▁ 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 2 2 "), ▁Wars