Battle of Annaberg
The Battle of (the) Annaberg (Polish: Bitwa o Górę Św. Anny) was the biggest battle of the Silesian Uprisings. The battle, which took place between May 21–26, 1921, was fought at the Annaberg (Polish: Góra Św. Anny), a strategic hill near the village of Annaberg O.S. (Góra Świętej Anny), located southeast of Oppeln (Opole) in Upper Silesia, Weimar Germany. After the hill had been captured by irregular Polish-Silesian units in the Third Silesian Uprising, German Freikorps pushed the Polish forces back. The final border was determined by political and diplomatic efforts.
| Battle of Annaberg | |||||||
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| Part of Silesian Uprisings | |||||||
Góra Świętej Anny (Annaberg) from the south | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Polish insurgents | Selbstschutz Oberschlesiens and Freikorps | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Maciej Mielżyński |
Karl Höfer Bernhard von Hülsen Peter von Heydebreck | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 900 | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 120 | |||||||
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