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4 unusual facts about Upper Silesian


Erwin Nyc

Erwin Peter Nytz or Edward Piotr Nyc (May 24, 1914 in Kattowitz (Katowice), Germany - May 1, 1988) was an interwar Polish soccer midfield player of Upper Silesian origin.

Ewald Dytko

Edward Jan (or Ewald Oskar) Dytko (October 18, 1914 – June 13, 1993) was a German-born Upper Silesian soccer player, who, when his home country became Poland by Treaty of Versailles represented the no longer existing team of Dąb Katowice, also in 1935-39 he played in the Polish National Team.

Leonard Piontek

Leonard Franciszek Piątek (born Leonard Franz Piontek, October 13, 1913 in Królewska Huta - July 1, 1967) was a Polish football player of Upper Silesian origin who played in the interwar period.

Middle Silesia

The western half of Lower Silesia was incorporated into Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz (Legnica), the adjacent Upper Silesian land in the east into Regierungsbezirk Oppeln (Opole).



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