1920 East Prussian plebiscite

The East Prussian plebiscite^[1]^[2] (German: Abstimmung in Ostpreußen), also known as the Allenstein and Marienwerder plebiscite^[3]^[4]^[5] or Warmia, Masuria and Powiśle plebiscite^[6] (Polish: Plebiscyt na Warmii, Mazurach i Powiślu), was a plebiscite for the self-determination of the regions of southern Warmia (Ermland), Masuria (Mazury, Masuren) and Powiśle, which had been in parts of the East Prussian Government Region of Allenstein and of the West Prussian Government Region of Marienwerder in accordance with Articles 94 to 97 of the Treaty of Versailles.

Prepared in early 1920, the plebiscite took place on 11 July 1920 and was conducted by German authorities under Inter-Allied control.^[7]

The plebiscite reported that most voters had selected East Prussia over Poland (over 97% in the Allenstein Plebiscite Area and 92% in the Marienwerder Plebiscite Area^[8]). As a result, most of the territories in question remained in the Free State of Prussia, and therefore, in Germany.

^ Keynes, Google Print, p. 11 (full view – text in PDF)
^ Tooley, Google Print, p. 176
^ Butler, pp. 720–828
^ Williamson, pp. 93–101
^ Wambaugh
^ Topolski, p. 31.
^ Ethnic groups and population changes in twentieth-century Central-Eastern Europe: history, data, analysis. Piotr Eberhardt, Jan Owsinski. p. 166, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7656-0665-5.
^ Results of a plebiscite in three Polish districts conducted between July 1920 and March 1921. Rocznik statystyki Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej link Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine(pdf, 623 KB). Główny Urząd Statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej GUS, Annual (Main Statistical Office of the Republic of Poland) (1920/1922, part II). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.

[1] Keynes, Google Print, p. 11 (full view – text in PDF)

[2] Tooley, Google Print, p. 176

[3] Butler, pp. 720–828

[4] Williamson, pp. 93–101

[5] Wambaugh

[6] Topolski, p. 31.

[7] Ethnic groups and population changes in twentieth-century Central-Eastern Europe: history, data, analysis. Piotr Eberhardt, Jan Owsinski. p. 166, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7656-0665-5.

[link-8] Results of a plebiscite in three Polish districts conducted between July 1920 and March 1921. Rocznik statystyki Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej link Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine(pdf, 623 KB). Główny Urząd Statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej GUS, Annual (Main Statistical Office of the Republic of Poland) (1920/1922, part II). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.

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