Open AccessWar and mobility. Galicians in the Kingdom of Poland during World War I
Author(s) -
Damian Szymczak,
Polska Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
galicja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2450-5854
DOI - 10.15584/galisim.2020.6.4
Subject(s) - intelligentsia , world war ii , kingdom , refugee , state (computer science) , political science , spanish civil war , first world war , economic history , government (linguistics) , work (physics) , ancient history , history , law , politics , engineering , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , biology , mechanical engineering
The period of World War I was not only a military confrontation of soldiers of fighting countries. It also significantly affected the daily lives of millions of ordinary people. One of the manifestations of this influence was war mobility. It also concerned the inhabitants of Galicia. As a result of warfare’s, the Galicians were forced to move in different directions; as soldiers, refugees, evacuated. One of the directions of Galician migration was the Kingdom of Poland, that was conquered in 1915 by the Central Powers. The influx of people from Galicia into this area can be divided into several waves. As the first came the Polish soldiers in Austrian uniforms. The next one was made up of Galician Poles served in the Austrian occupation government. Then came to the Kingdom scholars, officials, and intelligentsia invited by the authorities of the rebuilding Polish state. The Galicians were not always well received by their countrymen from the Congress Poland. One of the reasons was prevailing stereotypes and prejudices. However, the Galician’s made a significant contribution to the work of building Polish statehood.