# 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)

## Civitas Schinesghe against the Holy Roman Empire (972–1018)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 972 | Battle of Cedynia Location: Cedynia, present–day Poland | Civitas Schinesghe | Saxon Eastern March | Polish victory |
| 979–980 | Otto II's raid on Poland Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Poznań, Greater Poland | Civitas Schinesghe | Holy Roman Empire | Polish victory |
| 1003–1005 | German-Polish War [pl] 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 Peace of Poznań (1005) Civitas Schinesghe loses Bohemia, Upper Lusatia and Lower Lusatia |
| 1007–1013 | German-Polish War [pl] Part of the German–Polish War (1003–1018) Location: Lubusz Land, Lusatia, Elbe Valley | Civitas Schinesghe | Holy Roman Empire | Polish victory Peace of Merseburg [pl] (1013) |
| 1015–1018 | German-Polish War [pl] 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 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)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1028–1031 | German–Polish War 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 |
| 1109 | Henry V's expedition to Poland Part of the German-Polish Wars Location: Oder River, Silesia | Kingdom of Poland | Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia | Polish victory |
| 1157 | Frederick I's expedition to Głogów 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 Peace of Krzyszkowo [pl] (1157) |
| 1345–1348 | Polish–Bohemian War Location: Silesia, Lesser Poland | Kingdom of Poland | Kingdom of Bohemia Holy Roman Empire | Inconclusive Treaty of Namysłów (1348) |

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

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1209–1211 | Battle of Lubusz Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland | Duchy of Silesia Duchy of Greater Poland | Margraviate ofBrandenburg | Polish victory |
| 1225–1229 | Second war for Lubusz | Kingdom of Poland | Margraviate of Brandenburg | Polish victory |
| 1238—1240 | Battle of Lubusz Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland | Duchy of Silesia | Margraviate of Brandenburg | Polish victory |
| 1326 | Raid on Brandenburg Location: Neumark, East Brandenburg | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland | Margraviate of Brandenburg | Polish-Lithuanian victory Area looted and devastated 6,000 prisoners taken |
| 1425–1427 | Uckermark War Location: Uckermark, Brandenburg | Pomerania-Stettin Pomerania-Wolgast Pomerania-Stolp Pomerania-Stargard Mecklenburg-Stargard Kingdom of Poland Werle (1425–1426) | Margraviate of Brandenburg | Allied victory Pomerania-Stettin gains a few towns |

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

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1308 | Teutonic takeover of Danzig Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Danzig (Gdańsk) | Kingdom of Poland | Teutonic Order | Teutonic victory 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 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 Treaty of Kalisz (1343) |
| 1389–1392 | Lithuanian Civil War 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 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 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 Peace of Thorn (1411) Decline of the Teutonic Order |
| 1414 | Hunger War 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 Treaty of Strasburg (1414) |
| 1419 | Retreat Expedition [pl] | Kingdom of Poland | Teutonic Order | Initial Polish victory Cancelling of invasion afterwards |
| 1422 | Golub War 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 Treaty of Melno (1422) |
| 1431–1435 | Polish–Teutonic War 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 Peace of Brześć Kujawski (1435) Further decline of the Teutonic Order |
| 1432–1438 | Lithuanian Civil WarLocation: 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 Švitrigaila withdraws to Moldavia (1438) |
| 1454–1466 | Thirteen Years' War 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 Second Peace of Thorn (1466) 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 Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: Warmia | Kingdom of Poland | Teutonic OrderDiocese of Warmia | Polish victory Treaty of Piotrków (1479) |
| 1519–1521 | Polish–Teutonic War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars Location: State of the Teutonic Order | Kingdom of Poland | Teutonic Order | Polish victory Treaty of Kraków (1525) |

## Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against Prussia (1794)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1794 | Kościuszko Uprising 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 Third Partition of Poland Disappearance of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |

## Duchy of Warsaw against Prussia (1806–1815)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1806 | Greater Poland Uprising Part of the War of the Fourth Coalition Location: Greater Poland | First French Empire Duchy of Warsaw | Kingdom of Prussia | Franco–Polish victory Treaties of Tilsit (1807) |
| 1812–1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition 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 End of Napoleon's empire Napoleon sent into exile Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) Treaty of Paris (1814) |

## Polish insurgents against Prussia (1848)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1848 | Greater Poland Uprising 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 Autonomy of Grand Duchy of Posen removed, Posen transformed into the Province of Posen |

## Second Polish Republic against Weimar Republic (1918–1921)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1918–1919 | Greater Poland Uprising Part of the Aftermath of World War I Location: Greater Poland | Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic | Weimar Republic | Polish victory Poland gains provinces of Posen and West Prussia Poland gains eastern Upper Silesia and the area of Działdowo |
| 1919 | First Silesian Uprising 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 Rebellion suppressed |
| 1920 | Second Silesian Uprising Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings Location: Upper Silesia | Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic | Weimar Republic | Polish victory |
| 1921 | Third Silesian Uprising 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 |

## Polish Underground State against Nazi Germany (1939–1945)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1939 | Invasion of Poland 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 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 IILocation: 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 Collapse of Nazi Germany |

## Communist Poland against Nazi Germany (1942–1944)

| Year | Conflict | Polish side | German side | Result |
| 1942–1944 | Zamość uprising Part of the World War II Location: Zamość region (Lublin District, General Government) | People's Guard Soviet partisans | Nazi Germany Ukrainian Insurgent Army | Polish victory |