List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Germany

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)

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Civitas Schinesghe against the Holy Roman Empire (963–1018)

See also: List of wars involving the Holy Roman Empire and History of Poland during the Piast dynasty

Year	Conflict	Polish side	German side	Result
963	Gero's raid on Poland[1] Part of the German-Polish Wars	Civitas Schinesghe	Saxon Eastern March	German victory[1]
972	Battle of Cedynia[2] Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Cedynia, present–day Poland	Civitas Schinesghe	Saxon Eastern March	Polish victory[3]
979–980	Otto II's raid on Poland[4] Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Poznań, Greater Poland	Civitas Schinesghe	Holy Roman Empire	Polish victory[5]
1003–1005	German-Polish War [pl][6] Part of the German–Polish War (1003–1018) Location: Bohemia, Lusatia, Margravate of Meissen, Upper Lusatia	Civitas Schinesghe	Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia Veleti	German victory[7] Peace of Poznań (1005) Civitas Schinesghe loses Bohemia, Upper Lusatia and Lower Lusatia
1007–1013	German-Polish War [pl][8] Part of the German–Polish War (1003–1018) Location: Lubusz Land, Lusatia, Elbe Valley	Civitas Schinesghe	Holy Roman Empire	Polish victory[8] Peace of Merseburg [pl] (1013)
1015–1018	German-Polish War [pl][9] Part of the German–Polish War (1003–1018) Location: Lusatia, Meissen, Bohemia, Greater Poland, Silesia	Civitas Schinesghe Moravians	Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia Margraviate of Austria Veleti	Polish victory[9] Peace of Bautzen (1018) Poland is granted control over Lusatia and Upper Lusatia The Duchy of Bohemia becomes an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire

Kingdom of Poland against the Holy Roman Empire (1028–1348)

See also: Feudal fragmentation of Poland

Year	Conflict	Polish side	German side	Result
1028–1031	German–Polish War[10] Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Lusatia, Moravia, Saxony, Poland, Red Ruthenia	Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary (1029–1031)	Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Saxony Duchy of Bohemia (from 1029) Kievan Rus' (from 1030) Kingdom of Hungary (1031)	German–Rus' victory[10]
1060	Hungarian succession crisis[11][12] Location: Moson County	Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary (Bela's supporters)	Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia Kingdom of Hungary (Andrew's supporters)	Bela–allied victory[11]
1077	Hungarian succession crisis[13]	Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary (Ladislaus' supporters)	Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Hungary (Solomon's supporters)	Ladislaus–allied victory[13]
1109	Henry V's expedition to Poland[14] Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Oder River, Silesia	Kingdom of Poland	Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia	Polish victory[15]
1132	Bolesław III's expedition to Hungary[16][17] Location: Sajó	Duchy of Poland Kievan Rus Hungarian Opposition	Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Bohemia Duchy of Austria Holy Roman Empire	Bela II-allied victory
1157	Frederick I's expedition to Głogów[18] Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Głogów, Poznań, Greater Poland	Kingdom of Poland Cumania Old Prussians	Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia	German victory[19] Peace of Krzyszkowo [pl] (1157)
1345–1348	Polish–Bohemian War[20] Location: Silesia, Lesser Poland	Kingdom of Poland	Kingdom of Bohemia Holy Roman Empire	Inconclusive[21] Treaty of Namysłów (1348)

Kingdom of Poland against the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1209–1427)

See also: History of Poland during the Piast dynasty, Feudal fragmentation of Poland, and Category:Wars involving Brandenburg

Year	Conflict	Polish side	German side	Result
1209–1211	Battle of Lubusz[22] Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland	Duchy of Silesia Duchy of Greater Poland	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] Area looted and devastated[28] 6,000 prisoners taken[29]
1316	Polish–Brandenburg conflict[30]	Kingdom of Poland	Margraviate of Brandenburg	Polish victory
1425–1427	Uckermark War[31][32] Location: Uckermark, Brandenburg	Pomerania-Stettin Pomerania-Wolgast Pomerania-Stolp Pomerania-Stargard Mecklenburg-Stargard Kingdom of Poland Werle (1425–1426)	Margraviate of Brandenburg	Allied victory[31][32] Pomerania-Stettin gains a few towns[32]

Kingdom of Poland against the Teutonic Order (1308–1521)

See also: History of Poland during the Piast dynasty, Polish-Teutonic Wars, and Category:Wars involving the Teutonic Order

Year	Conflict	Polish side	German side	Result
1308	Teutonic takeover of Danzig[33] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Danzig (Gdańsk)	Kingdom of Poland	Teutonic Order	Teutonic victory[34] Expansion of the Teutonic Order Start of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Poland landlocked from the Baltic Sea Massacre of inhabitants by Teutonic Order Germanisation of the region
1326–1332	Polish–Teutonic War[35] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Kuyavia, Kulmerland	Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Hungary	Teutonic Order Kingdom of Bohemia Duchy of Masovia Holy Roman Empire	Inconclusive[36] Treaty of Kalisz (1343)
1389–1392	Lithuanian Civil War[37] Part of the Vytautas–Jogaila power struggle Location: Prussia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland	Teutonic Order Samogitia Rus' principalities	Inconclusive[37][38] Ostrów Agreement (1392) Władysław II Jagiełło was designated Supreme Duke of Lithuania Vytautas was designated Grand Duke of Lithuania
1409–1411	Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War[39] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Baltic coast	Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde	Teutonic Order Kingdom of Denmark Holy Roman Empire	Polish–Lithuanian victory[40] Peace of Thorn (1411) Decline of the Teutonic Order
1414	Hunger War[40] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: State of the Teutonic Order	Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Teutonic Order	Mediation at the Council of Constance[41] Treaty of Strasburg (1414)
1419	Retreat Expedition [pl][42]	Kingdom of Poland	Teutonic Order	Initial Polish victory Cancelling of invasion afterwards[43]
1422	Golub War[44] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars and the Lithuanian Crusade Location: Chełmno Land in the State of the Teutonic Order	Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Principality of Moldavia	Teutonic Order Mercenaries Various knights from the rest of Europe	Polish victory[45] Treaty of Melno (1422)
1431–1435	Polish–Teutonic War[46] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: State of the Teutonic Order	Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Stolp Orphans (Hussite mercenaries) Principality of Moldavia	Teutonic Order Bohemian mercenaries	Polish victory[47] Peace of Brześć Kujawski (1435) Further decline of the Teutonic Order
1432–1438	Lithuanian Civil War[48] Location: Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Švitrigaila's supporters) Teutonic Order Golden Horde Principality of Moldavia	Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Sigismund's supporters) Kingdom of Poland Orphans (Hussite mercenaries)	Švitrigaila's defeat[49] Švitrigaila withdraws to Moldavia (1438)[50]
1438-1439	War of Bohemian succession[51][52] Location: Lands of the Bohemian Crown	Kingdom of Poland Hussites	Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Germany Kingdom of Bohemia	Albert II-allied victory
1454–1466	Thirteen Years' War[53] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Pomerelia, Prussia, Baltic Sea	Kingdom of Poland Prussian Confederation	Teutonic Order Denmark Livonian Order Amsterdam Duchy of Żagań	Polish victory[54] Second Peace of Thorn (1466)[55] Teutonic Order becomes a vassal of Kingdom of Poland Teutonic Order returns Eastern Pomerania to Poland Teutonic Order cedes the bishopric of Warmia Both lands become Royal Prussia under direct rule of Kingdom of Poland
1467–1479	War of the Priests[56] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Warmia	Kingdom of Poland	Teutonic Order Diocese of Warmia	Polish victory[57] Treaty of Piotrków (1479)
1519–1521	Polish–Teutonic War[58][59] Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: State of the Teutonic Order	Kingdom of Poland	Teutonic Order	Polish victory[60] Treaty of Kraków (1525)

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against Prussia (1794)

See also: Partitions of Poland, Second Partition of Poland, and History of Prussia

Year	Conflict	Polish side	German side	Result
1794	Kościuszko Uprising[61] Greater Poland Uprising (1794) 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 Prussia	Prussian–Russian victory[62] Third Partition of Poland Disappearance of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Duchy of Warsaw against Prussia (1806–1815)

See also: Napoleonic Wars, Treaty of Paris (1815), and Fourth Partition of Poland

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 Duchy of Warsaw	Kingdom of Prussia	Franco–Polish victory[64] Treaties of Tilsit (1807)
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  Russia  Prussia Spain  United Kingdom  Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin  Portugal Sardinia  Sicily Sweden After the Armistice of Pläswitz  Austria  Bavaria After the Battle of Leipzig Baden  Liechtenstein  Saxony  Württemberg After 20 November 1813 Netherlands After January 1814 Denmark	France Duchy of Warsaw Italy Naples Until January 1814 Confederation of the Rhine (many member states defected after Battle of Leipzig) Denmark–Norway Co-belligerent: United States (War of 1812 only)	Coalition victory[66] End of Napoleon's empire Napoleon sent into exile Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) Treaty of Paris (1814)

Polish insurgents against Prussia (1848)

See also: Resistance in partitioned Poland (1795–1918)

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 Army and German colonists militia	Prussian victory[68] Autonomy of Grand Duchy of Posen removed, Posen transformed into the Province of Posen

Second Polish Republic against Weimar Republic (1918–1921)

See also: Aftermath of World War I, History of Poland (1918–1939), and Silesian Uprisings

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 Second Polish Republic	Weimar Republic	Polish victory[70] Poland gains provinces of Posen and West Prussia Poland gains eastern Upper Silesia and the area of Działdowo
1919	First Silesian Uprising[71] Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings Location: Parts of Upper Silesia	Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic	Weimar Republic	German victory[72] Rebellion suppressed
1920	Second Silesian Uprising[71] Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings Location: Upper Silesia	Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic	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 Second Polish Republic	Weimar Republic	League of Nations forces a ceasefire[74]

Polish Underground State against Nazi Germany (1939–1945)

See also: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and World War II in Eastern Europe

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] Acceleration of Polish mobilisation Transfer of most of operational aircraft of the Polish Air Force to secondary airfields
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 Slovakia Soviet Union	German–Soviet–Slovak victory[78] Polish territory divided among Germany, Lithuania, Soviet Union and Slovakia Danzig annexed by Nazi Germany Kresy annexed by the Soviet Union Vilnius region granted to Lithuania
1939–1945	World War II[79] Location: Europe Pacific Atlantic Indian Ocean South-East Asia China Japan Middle East Mediterranean North Africa Horn of Africa Central Africa Australia Caribbean North and South America	Allies of World War II Including: Polish Underground State	Axis powers Including: Nazi Germany	Allied victory[80] Collapse of Nazi Germany

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