Greater Poland Uprising

Greater Poland Uprising (also Wielkopolska Uprising or Great Poland Uprising) may refer to a number of armed rebellions in the region of Greater Poland:

  • Greater Poland Uprising (1794)
  • Greater Poland Uprising (1806)
  • Greater Poland Uprising (1846)
  • Greater Poland Uprising (1848)
  • Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919)

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