Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919

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The Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919 was a successful Polish insurrection against German rule that led to the reintegration of much of the Greater Poland region into the newly re-established Polish state after World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
insurgency
uprising
aim incorporation of Greater Poland into a re-established Polish state
alsoKnownAs Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
surface form: Powstanie wielkopolskie 1918–1919

Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
surface form: Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918–1919
belligerent German Empire
Polish Supreme People's Council
cause Polish desire for independence from German rule
collapse of imperial authority in Germany after World War I
implementation of national self-determination in Central Europe
commandedBy Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki
Stanisław Taczak
commemoratedBy Greater Poland Uprising Museum in Poznań
commemoratedOn Greater Poland Uprising remembrance days in Poland
conflictType national liberation movement
country German Empire
endDate 1919-02-16
followedBy Polish–Soviet War
Silesian Uprisings
hasParticipant Ignacy Jan Paderewski
local Polish volunteers from Greater Poland
historicalRegion Poznań region
surface form: Wielkopolska
influenced final Polish–German border in Greater Poland
languageOfCombatants German
Polish
location Greater Poland
Posen Province NERFINISHED
mainTheatre Poznań and surrounding region
opponent German forces
Polish insurgents
organizedBy Supreme People's Council in Poznań
partOf aftermath of World War I
history of Poland
precededBy World War I
recognizedBy Treaty of Versailles provisions on Greater Poland
armistice agreement between Poland and Germany in February 1919
relatedTo Treaty of Versailles
result Polish victory
reintegration of much of Greater Poland with Poland
territorial losses for Germany
significantEvent capture of key points in Poznań by Polish insurgents
formation of the Greater Poland Army
startDate 1918-12-27
supportedBy Polish Military Organisation
surface form: Polish Military Organization

local Polish paramilitary groups
triggerEvent German nationalist demonstrations in Poznań
Ignacy Jan Paderewski's visit to Poznań

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Greater Poland historicalEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
Polish independence movement hasPart Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
Greater Poland Voivodeship hasHistoricalEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
Province of Posen dissolvedAsResultOf Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
this entity surface form: Greater Poland Uprising
Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 relatedTo Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 followedBy Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919 alsoKnownAs Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
this entity surface form: Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918–1919
Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919 alsoKnownAs Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
this entity surface form: Powstanie wielkopolskie 1918–1919
Prussian Partition of Poland significantEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
World War I and early Second Polish Republic significantEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
this entity surface form: Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919)