Republic of Ostrów

Although the Second Polish Republic was established in early November, the question of the Greater Poland region remained unresolved.

On the same day, Poles in Ostrów created two organizations of their own: the People's Committee and a youth group called the Emergency Communication Services.

On November 26, believing the insurrection to have begun too early, the Naczelna Rada Ludowa, which claimed authority over the entire pro-Polish movement in Wielkopolska, prompted the armed Polish units to disband.

[1] The 1st Regiment and other organizations then moved to the Second Polish Republic in nearby Szczypiorno and Kalisz and joined similar insurrectionist formations.

[5] The book Republika Ostrowska: Przyczynek do historii powstania wielkopolskiego, 1918-1919 (Republic of Ostrów: A contribution to the history of Greater Poland, 1918-1919) by Zenon Dykcik was published in 1995.

The partitions of Poland.
Ostrów Wielkopolski (mid-blue), in Greater Poland , was annexed by Prussia toward the end of the 18th century.
The old barracks in Ostrów, taken over by the insurgents during the short-lived Republic.
The "Catholic House", 2009.