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 (963–1018)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult963Gero's raid on Poland Part of the German–Polish Wars Civitas Schinesghe Saxon Eastern MarchGerman victory972Battle of Cedynia Part of the German–Polish Wars Location: Cedynia, present–day Poland Civitas Schinesghe Saxon Eastern March Polish victory979–980Otto II's raid on Poland Part of the German–Polish Wars
Location: Poznań, Greater Poland Civitas Schinesghe Holy Roman Empire Polish victory1003–1005Part 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 Lusatia1007–1013Part of the German–Polish War (1003–1018)
Location: Lubusz Land, Lusatia, Elbe Valley Civitas Schinesghe Holy Roman Empire Polish victory (1013)1015–1018Part 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)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1028–1031German–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' victory1060Hungarian succession crisis Location: Moson County Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary (Bela's supporters) Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Bohemia Kingdom of Hungary (Andrew's supporters)Bela–allied victory1077Hungarian succession crisis Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary (Ladislaus' supporters) Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Hungary (Solomon's supporters)Ladislaus–allied victory1109Henry 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 victory1132Bolesław III's expedition to HungaryW. Czapliński, A. Galos, W. Korta: Historia Niemiec, p. 138.
Location: Sajó Duchy of Poland Kievan RusHungarian Opposition Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Bohemia Duchy of Austria Holy Roman EmpireBela II-allied victory1157Frederick 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 (1157)1345–1348Polish–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)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1209–1211Battle of Lubusz Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Silesia
Duchy of Greater Poland Margraviate of Brandenburg Polish victory1225–1229Second war for LubuszHenryk I Brodaty Kingdom of Poland Margraviate of Brandenburg Polish victory1238–1240Battle of Lubusz Location: Lubusz Land, Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Silesia Margraviate of Brandenburg Polish victory1326Raid on Brandenburg Location: Neumark, East Brandenburg Kingdom of Poland Margraviate of BrandenburgPolish-Lithuanian victory
Area looted and devastated 6,000 prisoners taken1316Polish–Brandenburg conflict Kingdom of Poland Margraviate of Brandenburg Polish victory1425–1427Uckermark War Location: Uckermark, Brandenburg Pomerania-Stettin
Pomerania-Wolgast
Pomerania-Stolp
Pomerania-Stargard
Mecklenburg-Stargard
Kingdom of Poland
Werle (1425–1426) Margraviate of BrandenburgAllied victory
Pomerania-Stettin gains a few towns
Kingdom of Poland against the Teutonic Order (1308–1521)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1308Teutonic 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 region1326–1332Polish–Teutonic War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: Kuyavia, Kulmerland Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Hungary Teutonic Order
Kingdom of Bohemia
Duchy of Masovia
Holy Roman Empire Inconclusive Treaty of Kalisz (1343)1389–1392Lithuanian Civil War Part of the Vytautas–Jogaila power struggle
Location: Prussia, 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 Lithuania1409–1411Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: Baltic coast Kingdom of Poland
Golden Horde Polish–Lithuanian victory Peace of Thorn (1411) Decline of the Teutonic Order1414Hunger War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: State of the Teutonic Order Kingdom of Poland Mediation at the Council of Constance Treaty of Strasburg (1414)1419 Kingdom of PolandInitial Polish victory Cancelling of invasion afterwards1422Golub War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars and the Lithuanian Crusade
Location: Chełmno Land in the State of the Teutonic Order Kingdom of Poland
Principality of Moldavia Mercenaries Various knights from the rest of Europe Polish victory Treaty of Melno (1422)1431–1435Polish–Teutonic War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: State of the Teutonic Order Polish victory Peace of Brześć Kujawski (1435) Further decline of the Teutonic Order1432–1438Lithuanian Civil WarLocation: Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Švitrigaila's supporters)
Golden Horde
Principality of Moldavia (Sigismund's supporters) Kingdom of Poland
Orphans (Hussite mercenaries) Švitrigaila's defeat Švitrigaila withdraws to Moldavia (1438)1438–1439War of Bohemian succession
Location: Lands of the Bohemian Crown Kingdom of Poland Hussites Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Germany Kingdom of BohemiaAlbert II-allied victory1454–1466Thirteen Years' War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: Pomerelia, Prussia, Baltic Sea 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 Poland1467–1479War of the Priests Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: Warmia Kingdom of PolandDiocese of Warmia Polish victory
Treaty of Piotrków (1479)1519–1521Polish–Teutonic War Part of the Polish–Teutonic Wars
Location: State of the Teutonic Order Kingdom of Poland Polish victory Treaty of Kraków (1525)
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against Prussia (1794)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1794Kościuszko 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 Prussian–Russian victory
Third Partition of Poland Disappearance of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Duchy of Warsaw against Prussia (1806–1815)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1806Greater 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)1812–1814War of the Sixth Coalition Part of the Napoleonic Wars and Coalition Wars
Location: Central and Eastern Europe, the Low Countries, FranceOriginal coalition
Spain
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sardinia
After the Armistice of Pläswitz
After the Battle of Leipzig
Baden
After 20 November 1813
Netherlands
After January 1814
Denmark Duchy of Warsaw
Naples
Until January 1814
Confederation of the Rhine (many member states defected after Battle of Leipzig) Denmark–Norway
Co-belligerent:
(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)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1848Greater Poland Uprising Part of the Revolutions of 1848
Location: Prussian Partition (Grand Duchy of Posen and former West Prussia), SilesiaPolish independence movement 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)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1918–1919Greater Poland Uprising Part of the Aftermath of World War I
Location: Greater Poland Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic Polish victory Poland gains provinces of Posen and West Prussia Poland gains eastern Upper Silesia and the area of Działdowo1919First Silesian Uprising Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings
Location: Parts of Upper Silesia Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic German victory Rebellion suppressed1920Second Silesian Uprising Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings
Location: Upper Silesia Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic Polish victory1921Third Silesian Uprising Part of the Aftermath of World War I and Silesian Uprisings
Location: Upper Silesia Polish insurgents Second Polish Republic League of Nations forces a ceasefire
Polish Underground State against Nazi Germany (1939–1945)
+YearConflictPolish sideGerman sideResult1939Jabłonków incident Part of the Causes of World War II Location: Jablunkov Pass, in modern-day Czech RepublicPolish victory
Acceleration of Polish mobilisation Transfer of most of operational aircraft of the Polish Air Force to secondary airfields1939Invasion of Poland Part of the European theatre of World War II
Location: Second Polish Republic, eastern Germany, Free City of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk) Slovakia 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 Lithuania1939–1945World War IILocation:Allies of World War II Including:
Polish Underground StateAxis powers Including: Allied victory Collapse of Nazi Germany
See also War of the Polish Succession – loyal to Augustus III forces victory (including Prussia) Battles for Vilnius (1918–1919) List of wars involving Poland – chronological list of wars involving Poland List of wars involving Germany – chronological list of wars involving Germany List of wars involving Russia – chronological list of wars involving Russia List of wars involving France – chronological list of wars involving France List of wars involving Slovakia – chronological list of wars involving Slovakia List of wars involving Lithuania – chronological list of wars involving Lithuania List of wars involving the Czech lands – chronological list of wars involving the Czech lands Russo-Polish Wars – wars between Poland and Russia over their history