Greater uprising was a reaction to the demonstrations opposing the German population przyjazdowi Ignacy Paderewski in Poznan.
When 26 December 1918, after 21:00, a train with a very distinguished guest has entered the railway platform at the Poznan uprising armed hardly anyone really thought. And though the mood of national liberation on this day reached the summit is "officially" - by drawing up plans for low - start uprising was planned for mid-January 1919 in honor of the Polish
Paderewski festively decorated the city of the Polish and Allied flags. The Germans could not come to terms with the situation. The manifestation of Polish anti-German nature of having caused the response of the nationalist elements of the Prussian side trick to speaking against the Poles. German Environment
, feverish events of the previous day, in the afternoon on December 27 decided to organize a similar demonstration - But a German, to emphasize the real nature of Poznan. The Hall in the zoo when Zwierzyniecka took place several hundred so, where the speeches and the singing of nationalist songs in Germany, decided to organize a march to the city center, the Bazaar. The route of the procession through the streets led Zwierzyniecka, St. Martin, noisy, Berlin (today Dec 27), west and north side of the square Wilhelmowskiego (now Liberty), Avenue Wilhelmowską (Marcinkowski) downward, towards the post office, at the intersection of the alley with the street Post Office (23 February), and then back towards the Grand Bazaar. Embodied Germans were passive. In addition to the elevation of shouting and singing nationalist demolished premises associated with groups such as Polish Commissariat NRL seat at St. Martin and the Bank Association of Companies Zarobkowych. Pulled and destroyed the coalition flags in the air could be heard threatening. When the Germans came back from the mailbox at the Bazaar, access to the hotel was cut off cordon Polish People's Guard. Soon there to download other branches of the SL, stationed at nearby companies Ssib (Guard Service and Security), members POWZP (Polish Military Organization annexation Prussian). Everything was done under the banner of the need to defend people Paderewski. Then a shot was fired. It is unknown, by whom and to whom dedicated. At a time reigned in this part of town a huge mess. It happened around 17:00.
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