Europe 259
MID#261
Started in April 1865. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/300 Austria-Hungary
dyad dispute list.
MID#261
Started in April 1865. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/300 Austria-Hungary
dyad dispute list.
255 Germany/275 Hesse Grand Ducal
MID#261
Started in April 1865. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/300 Austria-Hungary
dyad dispute list.
255 Germany/290 Poland
MID#1269
Started in March 1919. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/367 Latvia dyad dispute
list.
MID#1273
Dispute Number: 1273
Date(s): March 20, 1921 to October 20, 1921
Participants: 290 Poland/255 Germany
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: Upper Silesia was a part of Poland before Poland ceased to exist in the
late 18th century and was part of Prussia until 1918. Poland sought to reconstitute its
18th-century self, including Upper Silesia after it was revived following World War I.
However, the Treaty of Versailles called for a plebiscite in Upper Silesia, and because
the Silesian population comprised Polish and Germans, the outcome was uncertain.
On March 20, 1921, the plebiscite was held, and on April 24, it was announced that
nearly 60 percent of the voters chose for German accession. Fighting broke out again
on May 3. Polish paramilitary troops pushed the small German contingent in Upper
Silesia west to the Oder River. Italy lost 20 troops to clashes with the Polish, and
Lloyd George openly condemned the attack. Germany organized military units and
brought veteran Freikorps troops to the battle. On May 21, the Germans attacked
and captured Annaberg Hill, and two days later they repulsed a Polish counterattack.
The Freikorps continued to operate without the support of Berlin because the
Allies threatened to occupy the Ruhr if the Freikorps were reconstituted. On June 4,