On 15 August 1919 people who had come to the Mysłowice mine over wage payments were shot and killed. The incident became an important focus for mobilisation. It does not explain the uprising by itself: tensions, strikes and underground preparations were already under way.
Sources for this passage
- I powstanie śląskie (1919 r.) – okoliczności wybuchuFirst: 15 August paragraph; Miners: analysis of triggering-event narrative
- „Przybyli po wypłatę górnicy”First: 15 August paragraph; Miners: analysis of triggering-event narrative
Location: 50.20745, 19.16668. GeoNames 3091232. The base map shows present-day roads and borders. Markers identify places connected with events of 1919–1922.
Sources
- I powstanie śląskie (1919 r.) – okoliczności wybuchu
Mirosław Węcki · IPN / Przystanek Historia · 2020-08-16
- „Przybyli po wypłatę górnicy”
Sebastian Rosenbaum · IPN / Przystanek Historia · 2021
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