Upper Silesia

Proper noun

Meaning

Upper Silesia

The south-eastern part of Silesia, today mostly within Polish borders with a small strip located in the Czech Republic.

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Germany can generally only pay if the Corridor and Upper Silesia will be handed back to Germany from Polish possession, and if besides somewhere on the earth colonial territory will be made available to Germany. Hjalmar Schacht

Instead of handing over Upper Silesia (2,073,000 people), and the southern part of East Prussia (720,000 people) to Poland as was planned before, the plebiscite was organised. Source: Internet

No defence of Olomouc was attempted, and the small Prussian corps remaining in Moravia fell back towards Upper Silesia. Source: Internet

From June 1945 to January 1947, 1.77 million Germans were expelled from Lower Silesia, and 310,000 from Upper Silesia. Source: Internet

In fact the word Śląsk in Polish (when used without qualification) now commonly refers exclusively to this area (also called Górny Śląsk or Upper Silesia ). Source: Internet

Portions of Upper Silesia were to be ceded to Poland, with the future of the rest of the province to be decided by plebiscite. Source: Internet

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