The Second Uprising is conventionally dated from the night of 19–20 August to 25 August 1920. Mirosław Węcki’s detailed account also includes actions from 18 August and clashes through 28 August. Orders, the principal phase and final actions need not share the same date range.
The differing scopes are not reduced to one supposedly exact date.
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- II Powstanie ŚląskieSecond: actions 18–28 August; exhibition leaflet: 19/20–25 August
- Powstania śląskie 1919–1921: exhibition leafletSecond: actions 18–28 August; exhibition leaflet: 19/20–25 August
The August 1920 uprising had stronger organisational support than the 1919 action. Alfons Zgrzebniok again directed operations. Insurgents took industrial areas and surrounded larger towns containing Allied garrisons or strong police units.
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- II Powstanie ŚląskieCommand, blockade and industrial district paragraphs
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- II Powstanie Śląskie
Mirosław Węcki · Instytut Pamięci Narodowej · 2025-08-19
- Powstania śląskie 1919–1921: exhibition leaflet
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej · 2021
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