List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Germany
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Poland and Germany have been in many armed conflicts against each other. These include conflicts such as Polish–Teutonic Wars, Silesian Uprisings and World War II. This does include Polish and German intervention in wars such as the Lithuanian Civil War or the Zamość uprising.
Polish or Polish–Lithuanian victory
German, Brandenburger, Teutonic or Prussian victory
Another result (Result unknown or indecisive, Status quo ante bellum, treaty or peace without a clear result or an internal conflict inside Poland or Germany in which the other intervened)
Civitas Schinesghe against the Holy Roman Empire (963–1018)
Kingdom of Poland against the Holy Roman Empire (1028–1348)
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Kingdom of Poland against the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1209–1427)
| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1209–1211 | Battle of Lubusz[22]
Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland |
 Duchy of Silesia
|
 Margraviate of Brandenburg |
Polish victory[22] |
| 1225–1229 | Second war for Lubusz[23] |  Kingdom of Poland |
Margraviate of Brandenburg |
Polish victory[24] |
| 1238–1240 | Battle of Lubusz[25]
Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland |
Duchy of Silesia |
Margraviate of Brandenburg |
Polish victory[26] |
| 1326 | Raid on Brandenburg[27]
Location: Neumark, East Brandenburg |
 Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland |
Margraviate of Brandenburg |
Polish-Lithuanian victory[28] |
| 1316 | Polish–Brandenburg conflict[30] | Kingdom of Poland |
Margraviate of Brandenburg |
Polish victory |
| 1425–1427 | Uckermark War[31][32]
Location: Uckermark, Brandenburg |
 Pomerania-Stettin
|
Margraviate of Brandenburg |
Allied victory[31][32]
|
Kingdom of Poland against the Teutonic Order (1308–1521)
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against Prussia (1794)
| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1794 | Kościuszko Uprising[61]
Part of the Partitions of Poland and Polish–Russian Wars Location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Prussian Partition (Greater Poland and Kuyavia), Russian Partition |
 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
 Russian Empire
|
Prussian–Russian victory[62]
|
Duchy of Warsaw against Prussia (1806–1815)
| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Greater Poland Uprising[63]
Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition Location: Greater Poland |
 First French Empire
|
 Kingdom of Prussia |
Franco–Polish victory[64]
|
| 1812–1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition[65]
Part of the Napoleonic Wars and Coalition Wars Location: Central and Eastern Europe, the Low Countries, France |
Original coalition
After the Armistice of Pläswitz After the Battle of Leipzig After 20 November 1813 After January 1814 |
France
Until January 1814
Co-belligerent:
|
Coalition victory[66]
|
Polish insurgents against Prussia (1848)
| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Greater Poland Uprising[67]
Part of the Revolutions of 1848 Location: Prussian Partition (Grand Duchy of Posen and former West Prussia), Silesia |
Polish independence movement | Prussia
|
Prussian victory[68]
|
Second Polish Republic against Weimar Republic (1918–1921)
| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–1919 | Greater Poland Uprising[69]
Part of the Aftermath of World War I Location: Greater Poland |
 Polish insurgents
|
 Weimar Republic |
Polish victory[70]
|
| 1919 | First Silesian Uprising[71]
Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings Location: Parts of Upper Silesia |
Polish insurgents
|
Weimar Republic |
German victory[72]
|
| 1920 | Second Silesian Uprising[71]
Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings Location: Upper Silesia |
Polish insurgents
|
Weimar Republic |
Polish victory[73] |
| 1921 | Third Silesian Uprising[71]
Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings Location: Upper Silesia |
Polish insurgents
|
Weimar Republic |
League of Nations forces a ceasefire[74] |
Polish Underground State against Nazi Germany (1939–1945)
| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Jabłonków incident[75]
Part of the Causes of World War II Location: Jablunkov Pass, in modern-day Czech Republic |
Second Polish Republic |
 Nazi Germany |
Polish victory[76]
|
| 1939 | Invasion of Poland[77]
Part of the European theatre of World War II Location: Second Polish Republic, eastern Germany, Free City of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk) |
Second Polish Republic |
Nazi Germany
|
German–Soviet–Slovak victory[78]
|
| 1939–1945 | World War II[79]Location: | Allies of World War II
Including: |
Axis powers
Including: |
Allied victory[80]
|
See also
- War of the Polish Succession – loyal to Augustus III forces victory (including Prussia)
- Battles for Vilnius (1918–1919)
- List of wars involving Poland – chronological list of wars involving Poland
- List of wars involving Germany – chronological list of wars involving Germany
- List of wars involving Russia – chronological list of wars involving Russia
- List of wars involving France – chronological list of wars involving France
- List of wars involving Slovakia – chronological list of wars involving Slovakia
- List of wars involving Lithuania – chronological list of wars involving Lithuania
- List of wars involving the Czech lands – chronological list of wars involving the Czech lands
- Russo-Polish Wars – wars between Poland and Russia over their history
- Treaty of Versailles – most important treaty ending World War I
- History of Poland
- History of Germany