Maksymilian Żyła – a contribution to the biography of a forgotten commander during the Third Silesian Uprising Cover Image

Maksymilian Żyła – przyczynek do biografii zapomnianego dowódcy z czasu III powstania śląskiego
Maksymilian Żyła – a contribution to the biography of a forgotten commander during the Third Silesian Uprising

Author(s): Zbigniew Gołasz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Śląski
Keywords: Maksymilian Żyła; the Third Silesian Uprising; Upper Silesia Gendarmerie; veterans of the Silesian Uprisings

Summary/Abstract: This article is a contribution to the biography of one of the more important insurgent commanders, the leader of the group “Middle” of the Insurgent Forces during the Third Silesian Uprising and a commandant of the Upper Silesia Gendarmerie. The figure of captain Maksymilian Żyła has been shrouded in oblivion so far. Even the place and date of his birth have been unknown. This text is based on archival sources stored by the Military History Office and the Institute of National Remembrance.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 84
  • Page Range: 29-42
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish