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Poland 1918-1921

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1.  DUCHY OF CIESZYN SILESIA
This area was declared for Poland on 28 October 1918.  The eastern area was awarded to Poland by the Council of Ambassadors on 28 July 1920 from Austria.   The western area was annexed by Poland from Czechoslovakia on 1 October 1938.

2.  WESTERN GALICIA
This area was taken over by the Polish Liquidation Commission (PKL) from 28 October 1918 to 10 January 1919.  This area belonged to Austria.

3.  AUSTRIAN ZONE OF OCCUPATION OF KINGDOM OF POLAND
This area was subject to Polish Provisional Government at Lublin from 4 November 1918.  The area was taken from Russia.

4.  GERMAN ZONE OF OCCUPATION OF KINGDOM OF POLAND
The German Army evacuated this area on 11 November 1918.  The Regency Council then handed over this area to the government of J. Pi³sudski on 14 November 1918.

5.  EASTERN GALICIA
The League of Nations awarded this area to Poland in 1923.

6.  GRAND DUCHY OF POSEN
Following the Poznań Revolt, 26 December 1918 to 16 February 1919, this area seceded from Prussia.

7.  TREATY OF VERSAILLES
Additional territory from the Grand Duchy of Posen was awarded to Poland and was incorporated 20 January 1920 by the Treaty of Versailles.

8.  JANOWO, NAPROMEK, GRUNWALD
These villages were awarded to Poland following the East Prussian Plebiscite on 23 July 1920.

9.  DRAWA
This area was awarded in part to Poland by the Council of Ambassadors on 28 July 1920.

10.  SPISZ
This area was also awarded in part to Poland by the Council of Ambassadors on 28 July 1920.

11.  MIDDLE LITHUANIA
This area was occupied by the Polish Army on 9 October 1920 and was incorporated into Poland by referendum in March 1922.

12.  EASTERN BORDERLANDS
This area was occupied by the German Army until February 1919.  It was awarded to Poland by the Treaty of Riga on 18 March 1921.

13.  UPPER SILESIA
The south-eastern part of the Plebiscite area was awarded to Poland on 20 October 1921 by the Council of Ambassadors.