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Silesia in Europe’s power puzzle and war’s demand
The text surveys Silesia as a rich, contested land straddling Germany Poland and Czechoslovakia. It notes its vast mineral resources and industrial bases along the Oder basin and the Sudeten foothills. It traces division after World War I, the three way split at Teschen, and later Nazi occupation exploiting the region for war production. It highlights rail and river links and key industrial centers like Breslau Opeln Beuthen Hindenburg Gleiwitz Chorzow Teschen Ostrava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Silesia
Carpathians
New Hampshire
Vermont
Upper Silesia
Tive
Silesian Ouput
Germany
Teschen
Council of Ambassadors
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Silesian
Lower Silesia
Oder River
Baltic
Moravska Ostrava
Madrisch Ostrav
Moravian Gate
German Silesia
Danube
Breslau
Oppeln
Beuthen
Hindenburg
Gleiwitz
Chorzow
Cieszyn
Moravska
Ostrava