Gliwice

Historical name: Gleiwitz

In the first days the insurgents seized substantial industrial areas. Allied interventions forced them out of some larger towns, including Bytom and Katowice, which were occupied by Allied garrisons.

Sources for this passage

Location: 50.29761, 18.67658. GeoNames 3099230. The base map shows present-day roads and borders. Markers identify places connected with events of 1919–1922.

Sources

  1. Plebiscyt i III Powstanie Śląskie 1921 roku

    Mirosław Węcki · IPN / Przystanek Historia · 2021-05-03

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