“And they buried him on the Silesian border” — administration in the service of war graves. Fallen Silesian insurgents and their opponents in the light of the Pszczyna Starosty queries from 1929 Cover Image

„I pochowali go na śląskiej granicy” — administracja w służbie grobownictwa wojennego. Polegli powstańcy śląscy i ich przeciwnicy w świetle kwerendy starostwa pszczyńskiego z 1929 roku
“And they buried him on the Silesian border” — administration in the service of war graves. Fallen Silesian insurgents and their opponents in the light of the Pszczyna Starosty queries from 1929

Author(s): Marian Małecki
Subject(s): History of Law, Public Administration, Military history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Administrative Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Silesian Uprisings; Pszczyna poviat; insurgents' graves

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the register of Polish and German graves from the period of the Silesian Uprisings in the territory of the Pszczyna poviat. It was here that the Silesian Uprisings began, and the Pszczyna poviat was considered to be the origin of the uprising. The inhabitants' involvement in the uprising was shown through the losses suffered by the members of the Polish Military Organisation of Upper Silesia and the German soldiers on the other side of the conflict. Thanks to these data, it is possible to assess both the losses and the personal contribution of the Pszczyna poviat to Poland's independence and incorporation of part of Upper Silesia to the Motherland. Considering that this material has not been published before and is based on preserved archives, it is an answer to many research postulates concerning this topic.

  • Issue Year: 21/2020
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 295-309
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish