Fight for Upper Silesia

a) In front of the plebiscite.

The Polish delegate rightly predicted at a peace conference, that many sons of Silesia will curse their fathers for their vote in favor of the Germans in the imposed plebiscite. To make up for the effects of age Germanization during the year, it was impossible. The 200 000 demonstrators which 3 house 1919 r. greeted a close union with the matrix – This was not the majority of voting yet. When it came to light, that the powers did not admit a piece of Silesia, The hotter elements began to create a Polish military organization. The Germans kept the country under their power throughout this year, committed acts of terror. At last, regardless of the prohibition of Korfante, it broke out 17 August [1919 r.] it will, which the Germans were more numerous and better armed with easily relieved. After the Versailles Treaty came into force, the Allied contingents entered Silesia; The leader was a Frenchman, very friendly to Poland. The round, But he had commissioners against himself – Englishman and Italian, sympathizing with Germany. The whole ratio of powers to the Silesian cause was far from impartiality. Lloyd George, malicious ignorant, He even refused us ethnographic rights in this area. Italians embittered with the results of the conference, and jealous of the French, They followed the British suggestion. Briand did not wish the Germans Polish coal and iron, But it was not without winning the French finance by the promises of participation in the operation of the mine. The commission was working marudna, Meanwhile, the course of the Kiev campaign was angry with the Germans. In response to their provocations and the assault, it broke out, As we know, as a sign given by Korfanty, the second uprising [20 August 1920 r.]. The Allied troops calmed down the fighting, and their management started brighter to work plebiscite.

b) Plebiscite.

The Polish plebiscite commissioner was Korfanty, recognized by the vast majority of peasants and workers as the leader of the people – But not by all activists. Do POW, which only seemed to be solved, A group of activists with Michał Grażyński entered (Borelowskim) at the forefront, which Belvedere ordered Korfanty to be converted. The stands at the "Hotel Lomnitz" quarters in Bytom, heavy, passed the moments – between Germany, who dybali for his life and irresponsible national instigators and the Inter -Allied Commission. This article of the Treaty turned out to be fatal, who allowed people born in Silesia to speak, but inhabited elsewhere. The Germans used and abused this gate, To enhance your ranks with a branch element. Vote 20 mark [1921 r.] Cards fell behind Poland 479 414, for Germany 706 820, But only in that 435 635 current residents of the area, That is 48,4%, for Poland 51,5% voting. According to municipalities, it was for Poland 56%, behind the crowd 44%. It was now, How the powers according to municipalities will carry out the division line. The newspapers were announced soon, that Lloyd George is granted only by the Pszczyna and Rybnik poviats with a piece of coal basin, He wants to leave the rest under the German yoke. Only blood could save the matter from washing. Corphantus, embraceing her whole with the eye of hardening, and an experienced fighter, He gave 3 house [1921 r.] Password to the Uprising. The surprise was largely succeeded: The south-eastern lame saw the free one. Because now Poles have attacked, There were clashes with the occupation army -not only Italian, but even French. Lloyd George thundered, Le Ronda was in a hard trouble. Much more professional military forces moved from Germany to help your own, than from Poland. We were commanded by a certain Mielżyński, general general huelsen, after him Hoefer. It seemed to be Korfanty, that he achieved a truce on a favorable line, when the Germans dared from England resumed the offensive. The hardest fights took place on the section of the SW Mountain. Anny, in which the Germans saw the heart of Silesia. At the most appropriate moment, When Grażyński cooked an attack on a new German dictator, that disarmed him and forced the insurgents to surrender to the will of the coalition. The Germans overlooked this moment – They further attacked at the beginning of June, what even the English were offended. Argument, that only if the Silesian wealth stopped, the Reich can pay compensation to the Allies.. 20 October [1921 r.] The Ambassadors Council resolved to cut off to Poland around 6 "black" poviats (with coal mines) and "green" (Pszczyna, Rybnik) Without Bytom and Gliwice; but with most industrial plants, and in June of the year 1922 General Szeptycki introduced Polish regiments to the recovered area.