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The Third Silesian Uprising: Operation Bridges, armoured trains and civilian insurgents Historia Śląska
The Third Silesian Uprising: Operation Bridges, armoured trains and civilian insurgents
How the 1921 uprising was prepared: the decision on an armed demonstration, Operation Bridges on the night of 2 to 3 May, armoured trains, the dress and numbers of the insurgents, and discrepancies in the sources.
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Wisła: from a shepherds' settlement to a summer resort and presidential residence Historia Śląska
Wisła: from a shepherds' settlement to a summer resort and presidential residence
Wisła began as a village of woodcutters and shepherds, and in the 19th century it was discovered by holidaymakers and writers. In the 1930s Silesia gave it a residence for the President of the Republic of Poland, which still stands on the slope of Zadni Groń.
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Wojciech Korfanty: from Sadzawki to the cemetery on Francuska Street Historia Śląska
Wojciech Korfanty: from Sadzawki to the cemetery on Francuska Street
The son of a miner from Sadzawki became a deputy to the Reichstag, plebiscite commissioner and leader of the Third Silesian Uprising. He died just before the outbreak of war and was buried in Katowice. The main stages of his life and the places where he is remembered today.
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