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Part of World War I | |
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Duration | 1914-1918 |
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Motive | The expansionary policy of the occupying powers. |
Participants | Russian Empire, German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Outcome | 1,400,000 Poles conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian army 1,200,000 Poles conscripted into the Russian army 700,000 Poles conscripted into the German army Collapse of all three occupying Empires Establishment of the Second Polish Republic. |
Deaths | 450,000-600,000 military deaths 1,128,000 deaths overall |
Property damage | Destruction of over 1,800,000 buildings and half of the bridges Production output fell to 20% of its level before the war Polish industry suffered the loss of an estimated 73 billion French francs. |
Displaced | 800,000 deported by Russians to the east Hundreds of thousands taken to labor camps in Germany |
History of Poland |
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While Poland did not exist as an independent state during World War I, its geographical position between the fighting powers meant that much fighting and terrific human and material losses occurred on the Polish lands between 1914 and 1918.
When World War I started, Polish territory was split during the partitions between Russian Empire, the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, and became the scene of many operations of the Eastern Front of World War I.
In the aftermath of the war, following the collapse of the Russian, German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, Poland became an independent republic.
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