Wielkopolska aka Greater Poland fights for Poland in 1918

 Salvete Omnes,

the year is ending - and one happy anniversary in Polish history to go - so to speak

Ignacy Paderewski arriving in Poznan

 

in turquoise Greater Poland province of the German Empire

 

Today we have this rather unusual anniversary, namely  Polish patriots from the Prussian partition of Poland(achieved by the Prussian Kingdom through the 1st, end and 3rd Partition of Poland) rebelled against their German overlords on this day 27th of December 1918, and were unusually successful, and their liberated Greater Poland province that was added to the reborn Polish Republic by their bravery, cunning, diligence, sweat, blood and also by the most effective persuasion by Ignacy Jan Paderewski & Roman Dmowski or the Polish delegates & advocates at the treaty of Versailles 1919 - so in history it is called the Greater Poland Uprising 1918-19.

1st Uhlan Regiment standard

During the Uprising three cavalry regiments were organized during the winter of 1919 - 1st, 2nd & 3rd  Greater Poland Uhlan Regiments - later on renamed 15th, 16th and 17th uhlan regiments of the Second Republic.

3rd Uhlan Regiment commander Edward Grabski

colorized photo of 2nd Uhlan Regiment parading in Poznan in November 1919 (more photos at the site)

finally,  

General Dowbor-Musnicki uniform

 

the other important patriotic leader actively involved in this grand endeavor General Jozef Dowbor-Musnicki , in the photo below going through the Theater Square in Bydgoszcz.

in green the front-lines achieved through fighting, in red Greater Poland borders achieved through negotiations at Versailles

the monument to the Uprising in Poznan

This was one successful insurrection and yet in Polish tradition nowadays this amazing umprising is almost  forgotten and even forsaken, but for the folks of the old province.  We should never forget their sucess.

Valete