Silesian Uprisings

The Silesian Uprisings were a series of three uprisings from August 1919 to July 1921 in Upper Silesia, which was part of the Weimar Republic at the time. Ethnic Polish and Polish-Silesian insurrectionists, seeking to have the area transferred to the newly founded Polish Republic, fought German police and paramilitary forces which sought to keep the area part of the new German state founded after World War I and the subsequent revolutions in Germany. Following the conflict, the area was divided between the two countries. The rebellions have subsequently been commemorated in modern Poland as an example of Polish nationalism. Despite central government involvement in the conflict, Polish historiography renders the events as uprisings reflecting the will of ordinary Upper Silesians rather than a war. In total, several thousand people may have died violently in the militant clashes in Upper Silesia between 1919 and 1921. About four fifths of the victims were killed during the three Silesian uprisings, three fifths alone during the Third Silesian uprising in 1921. However, due to the success of the Silesian Uprisings, Poland gained coal mines and territory that accelerated their economic development. If it were not for the success of the third Silesian Uprising, most of the Silesian industrial area would have ended up in Germany's hands, leaving Poland an agrarian state. Additionally, the reconstruction of Poland, post WWI, would have been slower, hindering currency reform and the establishment of the Bank of Poland.

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1919-08-26T00:00:00Z

1921-07-21T00:00:00Z

1919 — 1921 Silesian Uprisings

1109-08-24T00:00:00Z

1109-08-24T00:00:00Z

1109 Battle of Hundsfeld

1757-11-22T00:00:00Z

1757-11-22T00:00:00Z

1757 Battle of Breslau

1757-12-05T00:00:00Z

1757-12-05T00:00:00Z

1757 Battle of Leuthen

1757-12-07T00:00:00Z

1757-12-20T00:00:00Z

1757 Siege of Breslau

1760-07-30T00:00:00Z

1760-08-03T00:00:00Z

1760 Siege of Breslau

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1806-12-29T00:00:00Z

1806 Unknown

1914-11-11T00:00:00Z

1914-12-06T00:00:00Z

1914 Silesian Offensive

1921-05-21T00:00:00Z

1921-05-26T00:00:00Z

1921 Battle of Annaberg

1945-01-23T00:00:00Z

1945-05-06T00:00:00Z

1945 Siege of Breslau

1945-02-08T00:00:00Z

1945-02-24T00:00:00Z

1945 Lower Silesian Offensive

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1474-11-01T00:00:00Z

1474 Unknown

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1742-06-11T00:00:00Z

1740 — 1742 First Silesian War

1744-08-07T00:00:00Z

1745-12-25T00:00:00Z

1744 — 1745 Second Silesian War

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Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823652

Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823650

Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823651

Odznaka grupy Wawelberg

Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823649

Armoured Car Korfanty 1920

Wspomnienia i przyczynki do historji 3-go Powstania Gornoslaskiego 1931 (102019303)

Nikodem Sobik kpt. kawaler VM

Wendelin Świerczek (-1921)

Bronisław Sikorski ps. Cietrzew (-1921)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1138	Duchy of Silesia		Wikidata
area	region	1173	Duchy of Wroclaw		Wikidata
area	region	1313	Duchy of Oleśnica		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Trzebnicą	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1109	Battle of Hundsfeld	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Battle of Breslau	Kingdom of Prussia, battle, Archduchy of Austria	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Battle of Leuthen	Frederick II of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg monarchy, battle, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Leopold Joseph von Daun	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Siege of Breslau	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1760	Siege of Breslau	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Unknown	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Silesian Offensive	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Silesian Uprisings	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1921	Battle of Annaberg	battle, Silesian Uprisings	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Siege of Breslau	Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Lower Silesian Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	war	1474	Unknown	war, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland	Wikidata
event	war	1740	First Silesian War	war, Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg monarchy	Wikidata
event	war	1744	Second Silesian War	war, Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg monarchy, Electorate of Saxony	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker at Strzegomski Square	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		kompanijny schron główny we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bierny piechoty we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bierny piechoty wschodni (dowódcy), Ostowa we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bierny piechoty zachodni, Ostowa we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Schron przeciwlotniczy, ob. składnica muzealna	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron przeciwlotniczy, Plac Solny, Wrocław	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron straży we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron wartowniczy wschodni we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron wartowniczy zachodni we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1930	Schron przeciwlotniczy w zespole wodociągowym Na Grobli	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		Oleśnica Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Wojnowice Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1523	Castle in Smolec	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1800	Palace in Dobroszyce	palace, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Infantry fort in Wrocław	infantry fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Wrocław Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Infantry fort in Wrocław	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1815	Königliches Museum für Kunst und Altertümer	numismatic museum, archaeological museum, military museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	tower	1300	Bear Tower	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823652		Commons
commons	image		Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823650		Commons
commons	image		Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823651		Commons
commons	image		Odznaka grupy Wawelberg		Commons
commons	image		Opstanden, ordeherstellingen, SFA022823649		Commons
commons	image		Armoured Car Korfanty 1920		Commons
commons	image		Wspomnienia i przyczynki do historji 3-go Powstania Gornoslaskiego 1931 (102019303)		Commons
commons	image		Nikodem Sobik kpt. kawaler VM		Commons
commons	image		Wendelin Świerczek (-1921)		Commons
commons	image		Bronisław Sikorski ps. Cietrzew (-1921)		Commons