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The Second Silesian Uprising (Polish: Drugie powstanie śląskie) was the second of the three uprisings. In February 1920, an Allied Plebiscite Commission was sent to Upper Silesia. It was composed of representatives of the Allied forces, mostly from France, with smaller contingents from United Kingdom and Italy. [3]
First Silesian Uprising [62] Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings. Location: Parts of Upper Silesia. Polish insurgents. Second Polish Republic Weimar Republic: German victory [63] Rebellion suppressed; 1920: Second Silesian Uprising [62] Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings. Location: Upper Silesia ...
Before the plebiscite took place, two Silesian Uprisings supporting the Polish option had broken out. A third uprising occurred after the plebiscite. Based on the results of the plebiscite, which was held on 20 March 1921, Upper Silesia was divided between Poland and Germany. The Polish part was incorporated as the Silesian Voivodeship.
The flag of Upper Silesia proposed by the Union of Upper Silesians in 1920. The Union of Upper Silesians (German: Bund der Oberschlesier; Polish: Związek Górnoślązaków; Silesian: Ferajn Gůrnoślůnzokůw) was an early 20th-century movement for the independence of Upper Silesia. The movement had its genesis during the revolutions of 1848.
Upper Silesia, with its mixed Polish and German population, was a province of Prussia in the German Reich prior to World War I.In the Treaty of Versailles, after the defeat of Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I, the population of Upper Silesia was to hold a plebiscite to determine the division of the province between Poland and Germany, with the exception of a 333 km 2 (129 sq mi) area ...
The brigade was used primarily in the suppression of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and the First Silesian Uprising, both in the first half of 1919. In March 1920, faced with its imminent disbanding by orders of the government in Berlin, the Marine Brigade was one of the main supporters of the Kapp Putsch that
Silesian Eagle; Silesian Uprising Cross; W. Wawelberg Group This page was last edited on 7 September 2024, at 20:13 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
A crowd awaits the plebiscite results in Oppeln (Opole) 1920 special passport issued to those living in the region during the Upper Silesian plebiscite. In late April 1921, when pro-Polish forces began to fear that the region would be partitioned according to the British plan, elements on the Polish side announced a popular uprising.